Source URL: /page vs /page/

  • Jaina “Jazzy” Jaslyn

    (@specialtactic)


    11 years, 2 months ago

    Something odd occurs quite frequently.

    Most of the time, when I input, for example, /page to go to /page/subpage it works when the user attempts to access both /page and /page/ (with trailing slash). This is ideal functionality.

    However, quite randomly [it seems], when the user tries to access /page/ it will take them to a 404.

    To combat this I input 2 redirections per page:
    Redirection 1: /page –> /page/subpage
    Redirection 2: /page/ –> /page/subpage

    Is there a method to this madness – a way to keep only one entry per page? Or are 2 redirections per page necessary?

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/

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  • Will Franco

    (@ortonom)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    Same issue. I have to create 2 for every one. I’ve spent hours trying to find out why. I guess it’s easy to create two. But it just seems wrong. I’ve asked my host and they said, use another pluign.

    Will Franco

    (@ortonom)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    the bug is easy to miss!

    if you visit the target page by clicking the source first it will work

    and then if you visit the non-trailing slash it will work

    you have the visit the non-trailing slash first to get the 404

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