Google says I have 275 redirects – but I only have 6

  • grafis

    (@snackmaster)


    2 years ago

    I have 6 redirects created via the Redirection plugin.
    I have 3 “old slugs” according to Slugs Manager plugin.

    Google Search console lists 275 redirects for my site. Many of them appear to be an incomplete version of the correct full URL “one-two-three”” will be “one” or “one-two”. Some are just incorrect or partial words, some are the exact same URL. All I’ve tried redirect without error.

    Where do they come from and how can I remove them? Cannot find them anywhere in the entire database nor in .htaccess files.

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  • Michael Ti?a

    (@mikes41720)

    Hi @snackmaster!

    I understand you’ve created some redirects using the Redirection plugin, as well as have some ‘old slugs’ with the Slugs Manager plugin.

    Actually, by default, WordPress will try to redirect to the nearest URL it can find. For example, if you have a post or page with the URL of /test-post/, and you enter /test, it might 301 redirect to the /test-post/. You can test this with something like httpstatus.io or any URL checker and check the ‘x-redirect-by’ and see if the source is ‘WordPress’. That might be similar to what you’re experiencing.

    If that’s the case, then there’s no need to worry about the reporting from Google Search Console if the 301 redirects are redirecting to the correct intended page.

    Thread Starter grafis

    (@snackmaster)

    Thank you @mikes41720!

    Thank you for the link, that’s exactly it – ‘X-Redirect-By WordPress’. I searched WordPress site looking for something like Automated redirects but failed to find it. No idea where all these partial URLs are coming from /test -> /test-post/ or /test-post -> /test-post/. Seems like Google itself may be doing this and not visitors? I’ve read it’s bad to have too many redirects, with 275(!) I was a bit concerned.

    This all came to light with a recent formatting change to Google Search Console and I’d never seen Redirects listed.
    https://i.imgur.com/9Zb3ksd.png

    • This reply was modified 2 years ago by grafis.
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