Making WordPress.org

Opened 2 years ago

Last modified 2 years ago

#6773 new defect (bug)

Remove interstitial tags redirect

Reported by: jonoaldersonwp's profile jonoaldersonwp Owned by:
Milestone: Priority: low
Component: WordPress.org Site Keywords: seo performance
Cc:

Description

URLs from legacy tag URL formats (like https://wordpress.org/tags/seo/page/2) redirect twice to reach their final destination. E.g.,

This interstitial redirect should be removed, by adapting the initial rule to include the trailing slash.

Change History (5)

#1 @jonoaldersonwp
2 years ago

#5458 was marked as a duplicate.

#2 @dd32
2 years ago

  • Component changed from General to WordPress.org Site

Noting that these redirects are controlled by systems, and a systems request is required to update them.

#3 @jonoaldersonwp
2 years ago

Ah, good to know, thanks! Do I need to do something (and if so, where)?

#4 @dd32
2 years ago

@jonoaldersonwp Nope, just noting it for others so they don't attempt to find where in the meta codebase it is.

And for our own reference, that this isn't going to be fixed quickly due to that.

#5 @jonoaldersonwp
2 years ago

Cool, thanks!

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