Redirection not working in Google Search Console

Hello,

We apologize for the issue you are facing with the redirection not working in Google Search Console. Here are a few steps you can take to troubleshoot the problem:

1. Check Redirect Configuration: Ensure that the 301 redirect is correctly set up in your Rank Math settings. You can do this by navigating to Rank Math SEO → Redirections in your WordPress admin dashboard.
   

2. Validate Redirects: Use tools like Redirect Checker to see if the redirect is functioning as expected. This can help confirm whether the redirect is properly configured.

3. Avoid Redirect Loops: Make sure there are no redirect loops occurring, which can cause Google to fail the validation. You can refer to our guide on fixing redirect loops.

4. Use Canonical URLs: If applicable, specify a canonical URL for the page to help Google understand the preferred version of the page.

5. Revalidate in Google Search Console: After making any necessary adjustments, go back to Google Search Console and try validating the redirect again.

If you continue to experience issues, please reply to this ticket with any additional details or include your site URL so that a human agent from our support team can assist you further. Thank you for raising this concern!

Sources:
How to Fix ‘Duplicate Without User-Selected Canonical’ Status in Google Search Console » Rank Math
How to Fix Indexing Issues in Google Search Console » Rank Math

Hello,

The redirect is working properly.

Could you please share the report from your Google Search Console about the redirect?

You can upload screenshots using this tool and add the link here.

Looking forward to helping you.

Hello,

In this case, please clear your website and server’s cache, then revalidate the issue in your Google Search Console account and give Google some time to recrawl your site.

Looking forward to helping you.

Hello,

The issue here is that Google is still discovering that URL somewhere.

You can use the URL Inspection tool of your GSC account on the URL to check the referring page and figure out where Google is discovering it and remove it there:
https://search.google.com/search-console/welcome?action=inspect

Looking forward to helping you.

Hello,

We want to assure you that the redirection from https://heronpondhideaway.com/?page_id=1052 is working correctly, as it returns a proper 301 response and points to the intended URL you wish to index, which is working as you can see from the screenshot below:

This means the issue isn’t with the redirection itself, but rather with Google still discovering and indexing the original (source) URL.

In Google Search Console, when you check this URL using the URL Inspection Tool, please scroll down to the section titled “Referring page”. This will show you where Google is still finding the old URL. It’s likely still linked internally or externally, and removing or updating those links should help Google stop crawling it.

Regarding the 404 errors, could you please share a few examples of the affected URLs? Once we have those, we’ll take a close look and guide you on how to resolve or redirect them properly.

Looking forward to helping you.