Redirection /category/

Hello,

I apologize for the issue you are facing with the redirection of the /category/ base. When removing the /category/ base in the links section, it should ideally work for both posts and category pages.

If the redirection is only working for posts and not for category pages, it might be due to a specific configuration or setting. To troubleshoot this, you can follow these steps:

1. Check the Permalink Settings: Ensure that the permalink settings are correctly configured in WordPress. You can navigate to Settings → Permalinks and confirm that the settings align with your requirements.

2. Verify Redirection Settings: Double-check the redirection settings in Rank Math. Make sure that the redirection rule for /category/ is correctly set up and active.

3. Clear Cache: If you are using any caching plugins or server-side caching, clear the cache to ensure that the changes take effect.

If after checking these steps, the issue persists, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will assist you further.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this issue for you.

Best regards.

Sources:
How to Redirect Posts After Changing URLs » Rank Math
WordPress Permalink Structure & Changing Individual URLs » Rank Math
Solving Redirection Issues Using Rank Math SEO Plugin » Rank Math
How to Set Up Redirections » Rank Math
Why Can’t I Enter More Than 1 Focus Keyword in Post and Product Categories? » Rank Math

Hello,

Thank you for your query and we are so sorry about the trouble this must have caused.

Please head over to your WordPress Dashboard > Settings > Permalinks and save the page without changing anything.

Suppose there is still no redirection happening. Please create a redirection in our plugin and follow the rule below:

Source URLs: category/(.*)
Type: Regex
Destination URL: http://rm-pro.local/$1

You may refer to this guide on how to create a redirection: https://rankmath.com/kb/how-to-create-a-redirection/

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

Hello,

To investigate this issue further, we might need to take a closer look at your website and settings. Please follow these steps:

• Edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress and FTP logins in the Sensitive Data section. This is a secure section that only our support staff can access.
  
• Make sure you take a complete backup of your website before sharing the information with us.
• If you prefer, you can use this 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 also use this plugin to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any): https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/

We appreciate your cooperation and patience.

Thank you for choosing Rank Math.