Title: Redirection rules not applying
Last modified: January 9, 2025

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# Redirection rules not applying

 *  Resolved [fixasb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fixasb/)
 * (@fixasb)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-rules-not-applying/)
 * Hi there,
 * I am finding an issue with certain types of redirections not working on RankMath;
   i set them up but it’s like the redirection hasn’t been created at all.
 * I tried to recreate the tables and deleting the cache as found on your site but
   this hasn’t solved the issue (though i’m not sure it’s the right cache plugin
   under divi theme options); could you advice what other actions i may take to 
   solve this?
 * Many thanks

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 *  Plugin Support [Rank Math Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmathsupport/)
 * (@rankmathsupport)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-rules-not-applying/#post-18240065)
 * Hello [@fixasb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fixasb/),
    Thank you for 
   contacting Rank Math support. Please share the redirection rule you are trying
   to create and some screenshots of the issue so we can check and assist you further.
   You can use a tool like [https://imgur.com/](https://imgur.com/) to share screenshots.
   Looking forward to helping you.
 *  Thread Starter [fixasb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fixasb/)
 * (@fixasb)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-rules-not-applying/#post-18240296)
 * Hello [@rankmathsupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmathsupport/),
 * Thanks for getting back to me!
 * [Here](https://imgur.com/a/otJIkVz)‘s the rule i created; the page result is 
   a 404 error despite that, as if the rule never existed.
 * I have the same issue with other redirections, but others do work fine; could
   you advice ?
 * Many thanks
 *  Plugin Support [Rank Math Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmathsupport/)
 * (@rankmathsupport)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-rules-not-applying/#post-18242391)
 * Hello [@fixasb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fixasb/),
    Please make sure
   that the redirection table is actually created. You can check that in Rank Math
   → Status & Tools → System Status and expand “Rank Math”. You can also copy the
   system information from that page and share it here with us. If you want, our
   tech support team can help with this further. Please follow this guide to create
   a new ticket and share your WP admin login in the Sensitive Data section: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attention-read-this-before-posting/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attention-read-this-before-posting/)
   Looking forward to helping you.
 *  Thread Starter [fixasb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fixasb/)
 * (@fixasb)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-rules-not-applying/#post-18242865)
 * Thanks for your reply, the redirection table does look to be created, see system
   status rank math report [here](https://imgur.com/Ad4BgdD). Not sure if it’s normal
   that Google rights have not been granted to the Search Console.
 * If you can share your email adress, i can provide a temporary link for your support
   team to access the site; let me know how you’d like to proceed.
 * Many thanks
 *  Plugin Support [Rank Math Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmathsupport/)
 * (@rankmathsupport)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-rules-not-applying/#post-18244761)
 * Hello [@fixasb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fixasb/),
    It’s important
   to note one thing when using a translation plugin and that is the fact that the
   language prefix is usually handled by the translation plugin so you should not
   add those to the redirections on the website as the redirection is triggered 
   later than the one from the translation plugins so the plugin essentially believes
   that is not the correct URL. Please remove the language prefix `en` from the 
   source URL to fix the issue. Hope that helps and please do not hesitate to let
   us know if you need our assistance with anything else.
 *  Thread Starter [fixasb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fixasb/)
 * (@fixasb)
 * [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-rules-not-applying/#post-18478495)
 * Hello there,
 * I get back to you on this issue as there really seems to be a compatibility issue
   with both translatepress and WooCommerce using rank math redirection rules, at
   least the way I’m setting up the rules.
 * Please note the issue only occurs on translated product pages which use TranslatePress
   and WooCommerce plugins.
 * If i omit the language prefix as you suggest above, the rule may be working, 
   however search engines don’t recognize the link and they will still redirect 
   to a 404 error.
 * Indeed, the redirection for WooCommerce products will only work if the FROM url
   excludes the root folder, and the TO url is followed by the full structure; so,
   if i want to redirect
 * [https://fixator.fr/es/producto/cabrestantes-e-lift-350-501-601/](https://fixator.fr/es/producto/cabrestantes-e-lift-350-501-601/)
 * to
 * [https://fixator.fr/es/producto/cabrestante-electrico-de-elevacion-e-lift-350-500-600-kg-220v-y-380v/](https://fixator.fr/es/producto/cabrestante-electrico-de-elevacion-e-lift-350-500-600-kg-220v-y-380v/)
 * I should set them up this way so that the rule appears to be working on rank 
   math:
 * /cabrestantes-e-lift-350-501-601
 * to
 * /es/producto/cabrestante-electrico-de-elevacion-e-lift-350-500-600-kg-220v-y-
   380v/
 * However, search engines, which have indexed the first link above, will still 
   redirect to a 404 error.
 * Is there another way to make this work because clearly neither of these are the
   right ways to set up redirections.
 * Many thanks
 *  Thread Starter [fixasb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fixasb/)
 * (@fixasb)
 * [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-rules-not-applying/#post-18484984)
 * Hello again,
 * Would anyone from [@rankmathsupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmathsupport/)
   be able to advice?
 * Many thanks
 *  Plugin Support [Rank Math Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmathsupport/)
 * (@rankmathsupport)
 * [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-rules-not-applying/#post-18486012)
 * Hello [@fixasb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fixasb/),
    Please get in 
   touch with our development team at [support@rankmath.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-rules-not-applying/support@rankmath.com?output_format=md)
   so they can check this further on your site. Looking forward to helping you.

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