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how to fix 301 redirect missing?

by edd666666
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Hi, I am told my site is missing a 301 redirect and I would like to find a source that can tell me how to fix it. I have a WordPress site hosted on a with a domain address of domainname.com/worpress. I have a domain name being forwarded to that domain with a "hidden" redirect. The domain with the hidden redirect shows a 301 redirect missing error, although the redirect does in fact take you to the domainname.com/wordpress site without showing the redirect taking place.

Can someone please tell me where I can find information on how to fix this issue. I googled "missing 301 redirect" and the information did not seem to address my issue. As you may have guessed, I am not a "techie" so perhaps the answer was there and I did not realize it.

OK, thanks, Ed.
#301 #fix #missing #redirect
  • Profile picture of the author Charles Washington
    Why are you using a hidden redirect? If it is forwarding, just 301 it and remove any hidden junk. If you own both sites, just redirect it normally.
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  • Profile picture of the author Charles Washington
    You can just create a .htaccess file in notepad. Add:

    RewriteEngine On
    Redirect 301 http://www.oldsite.com http://www.domainname.com/wordpress

    Save it as .htaccess and upload it to the root folder of the old domain. Problem solved. This will redirect the entire domain to your new domainname.com/wordpress folder
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    • Profile picture of the author edd666666
      Thanks Charles, the forwarded domain is just a domain name, there is no site attached to it. I have the forwarded domain name on godaddy and using a hidden redirect to the
      domain with the site on it. Thanks for this, I wasn't clear.
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      • Profile picture of the author Charles Washington
        Originally Posted by edd666666 View Post

        Thanks Charles, the forwarded domain is just a domain name, there is no site attached to it. I have the forwarded domain name on godaddy and using a hidden redirect to the
        domain with the site on it. Thanks for this, I wasn't clear.
        I always host the forward domain. I like 301s from htaccess instead of from the regiztrar
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        • Profile picture of the author edd666666
          Thanks Charles, I am afraid I do not understand the advice. Are you saying I should host the domain that is not hosted but is being forwarded, and then forward it to avoid the 301 redirect missing error? And I do not understand using htaccess instead of regiztar. Does that mean once you have the domain that is going to be forwarded hosted, that you would place htaccess in it once it is hosted and then forward? Sorry for this, I do appreciate your help. Thanks, Ed.
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  • Profile picture of the author 100k
    Are you using WP ?

    I think there is a plugin for that. I will research it for ya.
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    Rent this space.

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    • Profile picture of the author edd666666
      Thanks, yes, I am using Wordpress.
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