Making WordPress.org

Opened 22 months ago

Last modified 22 months 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
22 months ago

#5458 was marked as a duplicate.

#2 @dd32
22 months 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
22 months ago

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

#4 @dd32
22 months 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
22 months ago

Cool, thanks!

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