Title: WordPress site redirects
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# WordPress site redirects

 *  [fosst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fosst/)
 * (@fosst)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-redirects/)
 * Hello,
 * I figured out my first problem 😀 Now the second.
 * On fosst.nl we have a joomla site running, which is fosst.nl/nl for Dutch, and
   fosst.nl/en for foreign visitors.
 * On fosst.nl/wp we have a testing environment with WP running. On the homepage
   the link seems to go correctly, but whenever you click on any menuitem it goes
   to fosst.nl/**nl**/wp/menuitem.
 * I don’t have any languages other than Dutch running on my WP website.
 * Anyone any idea how to fix it?

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 *  [Davood Denavi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/binarywc/)
 * (@binarywc)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-redirects/#post-7246721)
 * In your WP-Admin check how the pages are being linked to under menus.
 * Are you linking to the pages in WP or are you using custom relative links?
 * Relative links will cause it to link back to the Joomla site and cause the problems
   you are having.
 * Hopefully that helps and I explained that clearly. If not, I would be happy to
   try to explain it again.
 *  Thread Starter [fosst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fosst/)
 * (@fosst)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-redirects/#post-7246775)
 * If I understand correctly you mean to check the permalinks in the page’s menu?
   It’s correctly. So in the WP-admin it tells me the link is fosst.nl/wp/menuitem,
   but when i click it on the website it goes to fosst.nl/nl/wp/menuitem
 *  [Davood Denavi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/binarywc/)
 * (@binarywc)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-redirects/#post-7246788)
 * No, I mean to check the actual links under Appearance >> Menus.
 * Do you have them selected as pages in WordPress or are the custom links? If they
   are custom links you need to make sure you entered them correctly.
 * Hope that helps.
 *  Thread Starter [fosst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fosst/)
 * (@fosst)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-redirects/#post-7246792)
 * They are selected as pages.
 *  [Davood Denavi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/binarywc/)
 * (@binarywc)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-redirects/#post-7246808)
 * Hmm. Can you post your HTACCESS file for me to review. Maybe there is a problem
   with something in there.
 *  Thread Starter [fosst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fosst/)
 * (@fosst)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-redirects/#post-7246862)
 * Yes! Apologies for my late response, i was gone for a few days:
 * The HTACCESS of the main directory, our Joomla website:
 *     ```
       ##
       # @version $Id: htaccess.txt 10492 2008-07-02 06:38:28Z ircmaxell $
       # @package Joomla
       # @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2008 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
       # @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU/GPL
       # Joomla! is Free Software
       ##
   
       #####################################################
       #  READ THIS COMPLETELY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS FILE
       #
       # The line just below this section: 'Options +FollowSymLinks' may cause problems
       # with some server configurations.  It is required for use of mod_rewrite, but may already
       # be set by your server administrator in a way that dissallows changing it in
       # your .htaccess file.  If using it causes your server to error out, comment it out (add # to
       # beginning of line), reload your site in your browser and test your sef url's.  If they work,
       # it has been set by your server administrator and you do not need it set here.
       #
       #####################################################
   
       #php_flag display_errors on
       #php_value error_reporting 32767
   
       Options +FollowSymLinks
   
       RewriteEngine On
   
       ########## Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits
       ## If you experience problems on your site block out the operations listed below
       ## This attempts to block the most common type of exploit <code>attempts</code> to Joomla!
       #
       # Block out any script trying to set a mosConfig value through the URL
       RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} mosConfig_[a-zA-Z_]{1,21}(=|\%3D) [OR]
       # Block out any script trying to base64_encode crap to send via URL
       RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode.*\(.*\) [OR]
       # Block out any script that includes a <script> tag in URL
       RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*script.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]
       # Block out any script trying to set a PHP GLOBALS variable via URL
       RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
       # Block out any script trying to modify a _REQUEST variable via URL
       RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
       # Send all blocked request to homepage with 403 Forbidden error!
       RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]
       #
       ########## End - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits
   
       #  Uncomment following line if your webserver's URL
       #  is not directly related to physical file paths.
       #  Update Your Joomla! Directory (just / for root)
   
       #RewriteBase /pendragon/
   
       ########## Begin - Joomla! core SEF Section
       #
       RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
       #
       # If the requested path and file is not /index.php and the request
       # has not already been internally rewritten to the index.php script
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index\.php
       # and the request is for root, or for an extensionless URL, or the
       # requested URL ends with one of the listed extensions
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (/[^.]*|\.(php|html?|feed|pdf|raw))$ [NC]
       # and the requested path and file doesn't directly match a physical file
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       # and the requested path and file doesn't directly match a physical folder
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       # internally rewrite the request to the index.php script
       RewriteRule .* index.php [L]
       #
       ########## End - Joomla! core SEF Section
       ```
   
 * The one of the WP site:
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [fosst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fosst/)
 * (@fosst)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-redirects/#post-7246899)
 * Up^^ Anyone ideas what goes wrong?

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-redirects/#post-7246899)
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