Fixing broken links on our new Woo Commerce site after we migrated from Shopify

Hello,

We apologize for the issues you are facing with broken links after migrating your website from Shopify to WooCommerce. Rank Math can help you manage and fix broken links through its Redirection Manager feature. Here’s how you can address the broken links:

1. 404 Monitor: First, check the 404 Monitor in Rank Math to identify all the broken links on your site. This will give you a list of URLs that are returning a 404 error.

2. Redirects: Once you have identified the broken links, you can set up redirects for them using the Redirection Manager. This will ensure that visitors are directed to the correct pages instead of encountering a 404 error.

3. Update Internal Links: If there are internal links pointing to the old Shopify URLs, make sure to update them to point to the new WooCommerce URLs.

4. Check Google Search Console: It’s also a good idea to check Google Search Console for any indexing issues or additional broken links that may not be captured by Rank Math.

For detailed guidance on managing redirects and fixing broken links, you can refer to our article on solving redirection issues using Rank Math.

If you need further assistance or if something isn’t working as expected, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from our support team will assist you further.

Thank you for raising this concern!

Sources:
Solving Redirection Issues Using Rank Math SEO Plugin » Rank Math

Hello,

We are glad you can now see the 404 monitor.

As long as you don’t have a custom 404 page that causes 404s not to register, the broken links will populate the 404 module after being visited. So you might need to give the process some time.

Alternatively, you can use a tool/plugin designed specifically for that. You can refer to https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-fix-broken-links-in-wordpress-with-broken-link-checker/

If you’re using plugins like Elementor or others to create custom 404 templates, then use this filter to update the hook accordingly to enable Rank Math to monitor these custom 404 pages.

/**
 * Filter to update the hook used for monitoring 404 pages
 */
add_filter( 'rank_math/404_monitor/hook', function($hook ){
    return 'template_redirect'; //change to your preferred hook
});

Here’s how you can add filter/hook to your WordPress site: https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/

Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.

Thank you.