Title: Wildcard
Last modified: June 30, 2021

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# Wildcard

 *  Resolved [Rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/)
 * (@rik0399)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wildcard-8/)
 * Hi,
 * Thank you for this wonderful plugin.
 * I need some help fixing a massive problem with regards “feeds” generating 404’
   s
 * Example : https ://MYWEBSITE.com/thompson-morgan/**?feed_id=19356&_unique_id=
   5fc2d593f1ac5**
 * As you know, feeds generate unique numbers each time, so no point blocking or
   deleting them but, they are being caught by the plugin – pages and pages!!!
 * Should be : https ://MYWEBSITE.com/thompson-morgan/
 * Another example : /firebox/**SHARE%20THE%20LOVE**
 * Should be : /firebox/
 * Is it possible to employ a wildcard that will either remove these or, amend to
   examples?
 * Hope that made sense 🙂
 * Many Thanks

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 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wildcard-8/#post-14614242)
 * I don’t know that feeds generate unique numbers, or what a feed is in this context–
   it doesn’t look like an RSS feed.
 * You can use a regular expression to match things that change:
 * [https://redirection.me/support/redirect-regular-expressions/](https://redirection.me/support/redirect-regular-expressions/)
 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wildcard-8/#post-14614245)
 * I think it may be be wise to look into what is generating the URLs and updating
   that.
 *  Thread Starter [Rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/)
 * (@rik0399)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wildcard-8/#post-14615610)
 * Hi John,
 * Thanks for that,
 * Typically, these urls are coming from sites such as pinterest and irritating 
   visitors trying to screw with the site.
 * Creating a ton of 404s using unique urls each time.
 * If I understand you correctly, I should do this :
 * To stop this : https ://MYWEBSITE.com/thompson-morgan/?feed_id=19356&_unique_id
   =5fc2d593f1ac5
 * Do this : https ://MYWEBSITE.com/thompson-morgan/.*
 * So it goes to : https ://MYWEBSITE.com/thompson-morgan/
 * Is that correct?
 * Many Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [Rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/)
 * (@rik0399)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wildcard-8/#post-14616275)
 * Hi John,
 * Tried this :
 * ^/sweatband-sports-equipment/.*
 * /sweatband-sports-equipment/
 * Seem to be getting “redirected too many times” when going to the URL?
 * I’m guessing that there can only be 1 instance of :
 * /sweatband-sports-equipment/
 * Would I be correct?
 * Many Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [Rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/)
 * (@rik0399)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wildcard-8/#post-14616451)
 * Hi John,
 * Come across another strange occurrence …
 * Seeing a search for :
 * [https://www.MYSITE.com/wp-login.php?action=login&redirect_to=http://www.MYSITE.com/listing/snapfish/](https://www.MYSITE.com/wp-login.php?action=login&redirect_to=http://www.MYSITE.com/listing/snapfish/)
 * So I added it as follows :
 * SOURCE : /wp-login.php?action=login&redirect_to=http://www.MYSITE.com/listing/
   snapfish/
 * TARGET : /snapfish/
 * But it goes to google?
 * Any idea, please?
 * Many Thanks
 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wildcard-8/#post-14624127)
 * You do not need to ‘fix’ every 404, and in my opinion it’s not worth trying to
   solve the above.
 * Redirection only does what you tell it to do so. If a URL is going to Google 
   then either you have configured Redirection to do that, or something else is 
   redirecting it.

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