Conflicts Between RankMath SEO and wpForo – Redirection Issues

Hello,

We apologize for the issue you are facing with the compatibility between Rank Math SEO and wpForo plugins, resulting in unexpected redirections. Thank you for providing detailed information about the problem.

It seems that the conflict between these two plugins is causing the redirection issues you described. Here are a few steps you can take to further troubleshoot this issue:

1. Perform a Quick Conflict Check: Since you mentioned that disabling Rank Math resolved the redirection, it indicates a conflict. You can perform a quick conflict check by enabling the Troubleshooting mode and disabling other plugins one by one to see if any specific plugin is causing the issue.

   • Ensure you have a complete backup of your site before making changes.
   • You can follow this guide on how to check plugin conflicts.

2. Debug Redirection Feature: Utilize Rank Math’s debug redirection feature to identify what might be causing the redirects. This can help pinpoint the exact issue.

   • More information on using this feature can be found in our documentation.

3. Check for Theme Conflicts: Sometimes, themes can also cause conflicts with plugins. If possible, switch to a default WordPress theme temporarily to see if the issue persists.

4. Review Error Logs: Check your server error logs for any messages that might indicate what is going wrong when both plugins are active.

5. Contact wpForo Support: Since this issue involves both plugins, it may also be beneficial to reach out to wpForo support for their insights on compatibility with Rank Math.

If you continue to experience issues after trying these steps, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from our support team will assist you further. We appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this matter.

Thank you for raising this concern!

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Rank Math support.

We might need to take a closer look at the settings. Please edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress & FTP logins in the designated Sensitive Data section.

Please do take a complete backup of your website before sharing the information with us.

It is completely secure and only our support staff has access to that section. If you want, you can use the below plugin to generate a temporary login URL to your website and share that with us instead:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-without-password/

You can use the above plugin in conjunction with the WP Security Audit Log to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any):

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/

We really look forward to helping you.

Hello,

The issue is coming from the Redirect Attachments option. There must be some attachment pages with the same slugs as the affected URLs. You will have to disable the Redirect Attachments option in WP Dashboard > Rank Math SEO > General Settings > Links to fix the issue.

If you want to use the Redirect Attachments option, find the attachment and change its slug to fix the issue. Here is a guide to help you change the slug of the attachment page: https://www.wpeditorial.com/how-to-change-media-library-slugs-in-wordpress/

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