Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with your homepage URL and accessing your .htaccess file. It seems that the configuration of your WordPress Address and Site Address is causing some complications with redirects.
To resolve this issue, please follow these steps:
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Confirm URL Settings: Ensure that your WordPress Address is set to http://www.example.com and your Site Address is set tohttp://www.example.com. This configuration is correct if you want your homepage to be at /reviews.

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Accessing .htaccess: If you are unable to access your .htaccess file through the WordPress dashboard, you can use an FTP client or a file manager provided by your hosting service to access and edit the .htaccess file directly. This way, you can add your redirect rules without needing to change the Site Address back and forth.
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Adding Redirects: Once you have access to the .htaccess file, you can add your redirect rules directly. For example, to redirect from the old URL to the new one, you can use:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^bettergrills.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^old-page$ http://www.example.com [L,R=301]
Make sure to replace old-page and new-page with the actual paths you want to redirect.
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Backup: Remember that Rank Math creates a backup of your .htaccess file before any edits. If anything goes wrong, you can restore it using FTP.
If you continue to experience issues or if this workaround does not resolve your problem, 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, and we hope this helps!
Hello,
Can you please confirm if you’re facing issues with adding redirection on Rank Math? If so, please share a screencast of the issue with us by using a tool like https://loom.com so that we can check this further for you.
Looking forward to helping you.
Thank you.
Hello,
Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.
If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.
Thank you.