Common Problems

The following are common problems and solutions to fix them.

Cloudflare and caching

Do you use Cloudflare or cache your website?

WordPress REST API

Redirection uses the WordPress REST API, and your site may have disabled this.

Security plugins

Wordfence or other security plugins can block WordPress requests.

WordPress plugins

Sometimes other plugins can interfere with Redirection

A URL is not redirecting

There are many reasons why a URL may not redirect.

A URL is redirecting and I don’t want it to

There are many reasons why a URL may still redirect.

PHP version

What version of PHP does Redirection support?

Redirects or 404s are not being logged

What to do when redirects or 404s are not logged.

Data is not saved

What to do when data is not saved, or an upgrade repeatedly fails with a loop.

Redirected by another agent

Is something else performing a redirect? Find help on how to track this down.

Redirect is returning a 404

You’ve created a redirect and it’s returning a 404.