How do I redirect for the home page?

Hello, we apologize for the issue you are facing with redirecting your home page. To set up a redirect for your home page using Rank Math, you can follow these steps:

1. Enable the Redirections Module: First, ensure that the Redirections module is activated in your Rank Math settings. You can do this by navigating to WordPress Dashboard → Rank Math SEO → Dashboard → Modules and enabling the Redirections module.

   

2. Access the Redirections Screen: Go to WordPress Dashboard → Rank Math SEO → Redirections.

3. Add a New Redirect: Click on the Add New button to create a new redirect rule.

   • In the Source URL, enter the URL of your current home page (e.g., / or `https://bitly.com/).
   • In the Destination URL, enter the URL where you want to redirect your home page.
   • Choose the type of redirection (usually 301 Permanent).

   

4. Save Changes: After entering the details, make sure to save the changes.

If you have already tried these steps and it still doesn’t work, please check for any conflicting redirects or caching issues that might be affecting the redirection. You can also use the Redirection Debugger to diagnose any issues further.

If you continue to experience problems, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will assist you further. Thank you for raising this concern!

Sources:
How to Set Up Redirections » Rank Math
How to Redirect Posts After Changing URLs » Rank Math
Solving Redirection Issues Using Rank Math SEO Plugin » Rank Math

Hello,

You can use both the Rank Math plugin and .htaccess to manage redirects, but keep in mind that .htaccess rules generally take priority over plugin-based redirects. Rank Math will handle redirects through WordPress, while .htaccess rules are processed server-side before WordPress loads.

Hope that helps, and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.

Thanks.

Hello,

In the Free version, you need to add the redirections manually to your server configuration file. If you upgrade to the PRO plugin you get access to an option to do that with a single click as mentioned in our documentation here: https://rankmath.com/kb/setting-up-redirections/#backing-up-your-redirects

Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any other questions.