Title: Redirection ignores # parameter
Last modified: March 5, 2023

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# Redirection ignores # parameter

 *  Resolved [sentinel618](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sentinel618/)
 * (@sentinel618)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-ignores-parameter/)
 * I am trying to redirect a specific url, being [https://ukwa.net/profiles/a#nikki-ash](https://ukwa.net/profiles/a#nikki-ash)
   to [https://ukwa.net/profiles/c#nikki-cross](https://ukwa.net/profiles/c#nikki-cross)
   however even when omitting the #nikki-ash part, som simply using [https://ukwa.net/profiles/a](https://ukwa.net/profiles/a),
   it will still redirect to [https://ukwa.net/profiles/c/#nikki-cross](https://ukwa.net/profiles/c/#nikki-cross)
   
   Initially I instructed the plugin to ‘Pass on parameters’ however have also tried‘
   Ignore parameters’ and ‘Ignore trailing slashes’
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fredirection-ignores-parameter%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-ignores-parameter/#post-16529322)
 * It is not possible to redirect anything after `#` because it is not sent to the
   server. This is standard across the internet, not just Redirection.
 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-ignores-parameter/#post-16529323)
 * The plugin does warn you about this and provides a link to a support page.

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 * Last activity: [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-ignores-parameter/#post-16529323)
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