Title: Strange redirection error
Last modified: December 17, 2020

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# Strange redirection error

 *  [dudez0r](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dudez0r/)
 * (@dudez0r)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strange-redirection-error/)
 * Hello, I have a weird problem. My blog will enter a redirect loop when requesting
   for URLs such as /, /wp-admin/, etc.,
 * However, when I visit a direct link to a post, category, author pages, tag pages
   and whatnot it works as if nothing is wrong. What’s more is that all canonical
   URL conversions work just fine as well. For example, if I type blogaddress/abc
   it is correctly redirected to blogaddress/abc-is-followed-by-def
 * I upgraded the WordPress version and that of the DB to the latest 5.6 via FTP
   and do not see any problem with this either.
 * Where do I start looking to solve this condition?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fstrange-redirection-error%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Alex Stine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexstine/)
 * (@alexstine)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strange-redirection-error/#post-13806206)
 * Hello [@dudez0r](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dudez0r/),
 * I tried loading up your site and it seems like there is a 301 redirect that keeps
   repeating. I would try a plugin/theme conflict test first by changing the name
   of /wp-content/plugins and /wp-content/themes to /wp-content/plugins-old and /
   wp-content/themes-old. This will cause the plugins/themes to deactivate. If that
   fixes your issue, you can change the directory names back and activate your plugins
   one by one until you find the one causing the issue. Generally you can do this
   via FTP or file manager through your web host.
 * I can also see it looks like your site is using Cloudflare. You may want to once
   over your settings there and make sure nothing is interfering.
 * Best of luck.
 * Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [dudez0r](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dudez0r/)
 * (@dudez0r)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strange-redirection-error/#post-13809597)
 * Hey [@alexstine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexstine/), thanks for 
   your response. I did the plugin rename thing which did not help. What do you 
   suggest I look at CloudFlare? Please let me know.
 *  [Alex Stine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexstine/)
 * (@alexstine)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strange-redirection-error/#post-13815427)
 * Hello [@dudez0r](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dudez0r/),
 * Sorry, this slipped down in my inbox.
 * I recommend you follow steps outlined in the below article. It might serve as
   a good starting point.
 * [https://gretathemes.com/fix-redirect-loop-errors/](https://gretathemes.com/fix-redirect-loop-errors/)
 * Be sure to remember that article is a blog post. I’ve personally looked it over
   and think it looks good, but I am also just another forum user. Only follow the
   steps if you trust what you are doing.
 * Don’t forget to take a backup of your sites files and database before trying 
   the steps with phpMyAdmin.
 * If all else fails, reach out to your web host or the CloudFlare support team.
 * Good luck!
 * Thanks, Alex

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Alex Stine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexstine/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strange-redirection-error/#post-13815427)
 * Status: not resolved

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