Redirect loop due to redirect_canonical() function

Resolved mikacns
(@mikacns)

4 years, 10 months ago

Hey,

I have an issue that I suspect happens due to conflict with WordPress own redirect_canonical() function.

If I try to create a redirect for a URL that’s automatically redirected by WordPress, it creates an infinite redirect loop. Example:

1. https://example.com/most redirects automatically to https://example.com/most-popular due to redirect_canonical() function

2. I want to create a redirect using Redirection plugin to redirect https://example.com/most to https://example.com/most-viewed-content

3. This creates an infinite loop and this returns “ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS” error in Chrome.

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Plugin Author John Godley
(@johnny5)

4 years, 10 months ago

A loop would only occur if something was redirecting it back to the original, which wouldn’t match the canonical function.

You need to figure out what is redirecting each hop of the loop, using https://redirect.li/http/ for example.

Thread Starter mikacns
(@mikacns)

4 years, 10 months ago

When I use https://redirect.li/http/, it says “No details are known for this HTTP request.”

If I test it with other tools, it just keeps redirecting to the new URL I set up in Redirection plugin.

Example: https://wheregoes.com/trace/20215338295/

Plugin Author John Godley
(@johnny5)

4 years, 10 months ago

No part of that URL is being redirected with Redirection. Additionally, you are using Cloudflare and will run into problems unless you clear your caches.
Thread Starter mikacns
(@mikacns)

4 years, 10 months ago
Sorry, the redirect was disabled at the time. You can check it now again:

https://domain.com

I cleared the cache in Cloudflare and have a rule in place to bypass cache for that particular url.

Forgot to mention I am using Regex for the redirect. It looks like this:

^/brave(.*)
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Plugin Author John Godley
(@johnny5)

4 years, 10 months ago

Sure, you’ve created a loop – the regex matches the target.

https://lostempireherbs.com/brave redirects to https://lostempireherbs.com/brave-browser/?coupon-code=BRAVE&utm_campaign=ppc-brave-browser&utm_medium=ppc&utm_source=brave-browser&utm_content=brave-lander&utm_term=brave-audiance and then gets matched by the same regex.

You need to modify your regex so it doesn’t catch the target. If you only want to match /brave then there is no need for a regex.

Thread Starter mikacns
(@mikacns)

4 years, 10 months ago

Ahh got it, thank you! That solved it.

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