Problem with 301 redirect after change permalink

Hello,

We apologize for the issue you are facing with the 301 redirects after changing your permalink structure. It seems that the automatic post redirection feature in Rank Math is not functioning as expected in this case.

To resolve this issue, you can manually set up a 301 redirect for the specific URLs that are not redirecting correctly. Here’s how you can do it:

1. Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
2. Navigate to Rank Math SEO → Redirections.
3. Click on the Add New button to create a new redirection rule.
   
4. In the Source URL field, enter the old URL (e.g., /test).
5. In the Destination URL field, enter the new URL (e.g., /test1).
6. In the Redirection Type section, select 301 Permanent Move.
   
7. Click on the Add Redirection button to save the rule.
   

By doing this, you should be able to redirect users from the old URL to the new one successfully. If you have multiple URLs to redirect, you can add them in bulk as well.

If you continue to experience issues or have further questions, 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! We hope this helps resolve your issue.

Sources:
301 vs 302 Redirect: Which One Should You Use? » Rank Math
How to Fix the Submitted URL Seems to Be a “Soft 404” Error » Rank Math

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out to Rank Math support.

Please note that Rank Math does not automatically redirect your URLs when you change your website’s permalink structure via Settings > Permalink. This functionality is outside the scope of the plugin. You will need to manually create redirects using Rank Math or your .htaccess file. Alternatively, you may consider using a third-party plugin to manage automatic permalink redirection.

We hope this clarifies the issue. If you have any other questions or concerns, please let us know.

Hello,

Thank you for following up.

For .htaccess, you can add a custom rule like this for each post:

Redirect 301 /old-url /new-url

Simply replace /old-url and /new-url with your specific paths.

If you’re changing the permalink structure site-wide, you can add this code to your .htaccess to redirect from /postname to /postname1:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\d$  
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /$11 [R=301,L]

Alternatively, we recommend the Redirection plugin of WP Redirect Permalink for managing multiple redirects easily.

Let us know if you need further assistance!

Hello,

We don’t see any redirection added to the server configuration file on your website.

Please note that this cannot be done with a single rule. You would need to add a rule to each old URL to redirect to the new URL in your .htaccess file.

That’s why changing the permalink structure for a live website is not recommended because it takes a lot of work to make the new structure work correctly and the redirections can also cause some SEO value to be lost.

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

Hello,

We’ve added the following rule on your .htaccess file and now the /website/ URL is properly getting redirected to /website1/

RewriteEngine On
Redirect 301 /website https://p****.ir/website1/

Please check the screenshot in the sensitive data section for reference.

As we already mentioned above, you’ll have to add the redirections for each of your individual URLs.

Hope that helps and please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any other questions.
 
Thank you.