David Attard

We also have this issue and would like to resolve it. Can we maybe create an override to fix this?

Could it be something to do with Cloudflare maybe? I’m thinking Cloudflare is keeping the content cached, MMR is removing it and when CF goes to look for it, it has been removed?

Hey,

I checked on the actual plugin log files, and nothing looks dodgy or no errors are being thrown, yet the 404 is still there.

Where else do I need to look at or what should I look for?

Oh shoot, I can’t believe it, it was the checkbox, not checked. Was taking it for granted that it was just taking the regex even if you don’t check the checkbox.

Thanks so much!

Yes I did read it and one of the examples is /.* so I thought if I just add that as a start, it should work nicely. I tried the above on two different sites both using the plugin and the problem is the same on both.

These are my exact settings

Source URL: /subfolder/.*
Target URL: /subfolder/

Yes, I did clear the cache and it still throws a 404 error. The subfolder page exists, when I access it directly it works ok.

Hey Egill,

the best thing if you are worrying about your website getting hacked, is to do a number of essential prevention steps.

Especially, since you are on HostGator, where there is probably lots of server sharing going on, there’s plenty of simple things you can to prevent WordPress hacking [link amended].

Just to name a few:

1. Make sure you are using strong passwords which are unique to your site. admin/admin is not a good password ??
2. Ensure you’ve set WordPress to auto-update
3. Limit login attempts and access to WP-Admin

There’s plenty more of easy stuff you can and should do ??

David

Did you try to get in touch with us before posting such a negative review so that we can help you? This has been tested quite well, however it is normal to encounter issues with different sites because obviously we cannot recreate all environments.

If you could get in touch with us, we would be able to solve this problem for you and for all other users who would have encountered this problem.

Unfortunately, with only a negative review, we cannot really help you – which is a pity because we put a lot of effort into creating a plugin which is useful and free.

Hello wpru – unfortunately there was a temporary glitch with the check-in process which resulted in a corrupted zip file.

We have now fixed this problem and we’d appreciate if you would have another look at the plugin and then update your rating to refelct.

Thanks and excuse any inconvenience this has caused.

Of course they are optional, again I get that, and I’m not thinking it’s something you have to do…of course every site is going to be very different from the next one…

I still suppose there are a significant amount of common tasks…

Let me continue on my own example, when I used to work with Joomla, I used to always do the following:

1. Replace the TinyMCE editor with JCE, it was much much better for anybody to use the fully fledged editor as opposed to the standard TinyMCE
2. I used to always ensure I fixed the .htaccess for at least the standard code SEO, and many times I installed an SEO plugin
3. Most times I installed a Sitemap plugin…
4. I chose and customized a template…
…
8. I added a new Google Analytics property and added the GA code to the template
9. Changed the META descriptions and META keywords
10. Changed the timezone
11. Changed the administrator from “admin” to something more obscure

…

My point is there is a bunch of functions which are done repeatedly (even if not always)…and I’d like for people to pitch in what they normally do, so that I may learn how to ensure I have a “complete” site.

Of course there’s no right way, or doesn’t mean that anybody who doesn’t do this doesn’t have a complete site … just trying to pick people’s brains.

Hi Jan,

thanks for your reply, I’m not asking specifically about SEO, it’s more about the whole “process” so to speak about creating a WP site from start to finish. Of course I do get that there are many ways of getting a website started, but obviously some of the steps are repeatable…

I’m just asking about the exact process, i.e. so what do people do for each of their WP websites

Example…

7, Choose and install a menu plugin
8, Customize a theme
10, Install a security plugin
11. Activate comments and disable anonymous posting
12, install a SEO plugin
13, install a Sitemap plugin
14, Verify site on Google WebMasters
15, Submit sitemap to Google WebMasters

Do you get what I mean?