Hello, I’m sorry to hear about the issue you’re facing with the Rank Math plugin. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. It seems that the “Remove Base” and “Remove Category Base” options in the WooCommerce module are causing redundant HTTP API calls, which slow down the backend.
I understand that you’ve already identified the cause of the issue. To address this problem, you can use a filter provided by Rank Math to disable the custom product redirection. You can add the following code to your rank-math.php file or your theme’s functions.php file:
/**
* Filter to disable custom product redirection.
*/
add_filter( 'rank_math/woocommerce/product_redirection', '__return_false' );
This filter will help you disable the custom product redirection and should resolve the issue with the redundant HTTP API calls.
If you need further assistance or have any other questions, please feel free to ask.
Sources:
How to Disable Custom Product Redirection in Rank Math » Rank Math
How to Remove the Category Base From WordPress » Rank Math
Rank Math General Settings
Hello,
Thank you for contacting Rank Math support.
The permalink watcher for WooCommerce runs on every request to WooCommerce because it’s a watcher class and it clears the cache to make sure that the permalinks are flushed and the pages load as expected.
However, it shouldn’t slow down the speed of your site. There must be some other plugin conflicting with the functionality and causing this issue. One such plugin is WPLoyalty. If you are using it, then you should get in touch with their team as the issue is not specific to the Rank Math plugin; you’ll notice this problem with other plugins as well that offer similar functionality, such as Premmerce Permalink Manager.
If you’re not using that plugin then you can use the following guide to figure out which plugin is causing the issue: https://rankmath.com/kb/check-plugin-conflicts/
Let us know how that goes. Looking forward to helping 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.
