The format is shown on the import page. It is also on the support site https://redirection.me/support/import-export-redirects/
Should the domain side of the URL be removed, or within it?
I tried it in that format, with the full URLs but it failed to import.
It doesn’t make any difference. Most likely your file format is wrong.
Hence why I am stuck.
Tried it as Excel and save as CSV. Saved as CSV Comma Separated. Concatenated the rows with a comma, and then as CSV Comma Sep.
None are working.
What else can I do?
Sure. However, most people who have problems importing CSV aren’t actually using a CSV file. Can you upload a sample somewhere?
https://we.tl/t-buwyVeAzyP
Here you go. Just the domain and elements edited, but same format.
Yeah that’s not a valid format. You have two columns enclosed within quotes, making it a single column.
So each part of it, separated by the comma, has to be in quotes:
“/test/”,”/test-2/”
Like that?
It only needs quotes if there are commas inside the column, which seems unlikely as a URL. But yes.
Sorry John, I need the definite on this, as I have tried what I thought was everything. How SHOULD it be?
I answered above – yes in quotes per column. You don’t even need the quotes. Excel knows how to export CSV properly so I don’t know what you have done.
John…sorry but you said they need to be in quotes. So I did then. Then you said something else and now you say “you don’t even need the quotes”.
Can you see why I am confused?
I didn’t say they need to be in quotes. I said your CSV is two columns enclosed in quotes, which is wrong. You asked if each column needs quotes, separated by a comma. I said yes, and also it’s not even necessary to put quotes (they are optional). I then repeated this in a different way.
“/test/”,”/test-2/” is correct. /test/,/test-2/ is correct, "/test/,/test-2/" is not.
This is also explained on the referenced support page, and the plugin has an example.
What I Sent you was like your /test/ ,/test-2/ format, which you said was wrong?
What you sent is:
"https://dummy.com/portfolio-items/dummy/,https://dummy-com/product/dummy/"
It is two columns enclosed in quotes, which is wrong.
I’m not sure why the discussion is now fixated on this point. The correct format has been shown above.
