Title: Google API key in redirection.js
Last modified: October 15, 2025

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# Google API key in redirection.js

 *  Resolved [minyong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minyong/)
 * (@minyong)
 * [7 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-api-key-in-redirection-js/)
 * Hi, my github security bot caught `AIzaSyDPHZn9iAyI6l-2Qv5-1IPXsLUENVtQc3A` in`
   redirection.js` as a security vulnerability. Why is it hadcoded there, and what
   is it for? Can I remove it, and, if so, how?

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 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [7 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-api-key-in-redirection-js/#post-18682765)
 * It is not valid and not a security issue. You can ignore it, and you should not
   remove it from the file.

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 * Last activity: [7 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-api-key-in-redirection-js/#post-18682765)
 * Status: resolved