John Godley
@johnny5 on WordPress.org
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- Member Since: March 12th, 2005
- Location: London, UK
- Website: johngodley.com
- GitHub: johngodley
- Employer: Automattic
Contribution History
John Godley’s badges:- Core Contributor
- Meta Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- Theme Developer
- Translation Contributor
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Posted a reply to Google Search Console 404 Error Report For /1000 URLs Spike, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Regular expressions are a general function available everywhere and are not created for the plugin.… -
Posted a reply to Regex in the Redirection Manager., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
And what are the settings you've used for the redirect? Have you confirmed that the… -
Posted a reply to Regex in the Redirection Manager., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What is not true? -
Posted a reply to no crawlers in logs?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin doesn't perform any classification of requests. -
Posted a reply to How to refresh redirects?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Your permalinks generally don't need refreshing, and it has no effect on Redirection. -
Posted a reply to How to refresh redirects?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What do you mean by refresh redirects? I don't know what to say here as… -
Posted a reply to Regex in the Redirection Manager., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can find details of regular expressions here: https://redirection.me/support/redirect-regular-expressions/ -
Posted a reply to Google Search Console 404 Error Report For /1000 URLs Spike, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's just a warning. It doesn't stop you saving it. As mentioned, I don't provide… -
Posted a reply to 404 redirection, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It’s not something the plugin does and I advise you not to do it. The… -
Posted a reply to Doubt on redirection, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I can only help with Redirection itself and the details are on the support page… -
Posted a reply to Google Search Console 404 Error Report For /1000 URLs Spike, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This has nothing to do with the double slash at the end of the URL.… -
Posted a reply to Google Search Console 404 Error Report For /1000 URLs Spike, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You sent me a URL by email and it appears to be working just fine.… -
Posted a reply to Google Search Console 404 Error Report For /1000 URLs Spike, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The redirect will only do what you instruct it to do. If you put a… -
Posted a reply to Google Search Console 404 Error Report For /1000 URLs Spike, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Have you tested the expression using the tester tool referenced on the page? What is… -
Posted a reply to Google Search Console 404 Error Report For /1000 URLs Spike, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can find details about regular expressions and how to test them here: https://redirection.me/support/redirect-regular-expressions/ -
Posted a reply to Doubt on redirection, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It sounds like you can use a regular expression: https://redirection.me/support/redirect-regular-expressions/ -
Posted a reply to Bulk delete redirects via CSV?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, you can't bulk delete using a CSV file. You should be able to search/filter… -
Posted a reply to Redirection Exemptions for Logged On Users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There are many types of matching you can do, including login status: https://redirection.me/support/matching-redirects/ -
Posted a reply to redirection is not working for /wp-admin/load-scripts.php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You will probably break something if you redirect that file. If you are using the… -
Posted a reply to redirection is not working for /wp-admin/load-scripts.php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ok, then according to the CVE that is only a problem with WP up to… -
Posted a reply to redirection is not working for /wp-admin/load-scripts.php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Would it not be easier and safer to update WordPress? -
Posted a reply to HTTP to HTTPS redirect isn’t working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I suspect that is a ChatGPT reply. The https URL does not to be set… -
Posted a reply to Redirects not enabled upon creation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes it is expected. The redirect has no target and you need to fill it… -
Posted a reply to WPML and Redirection, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Your plugin states to be compatible with WPML My plugin does not state to be… -
Posted a reply to WPML and Redirection, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You asked how to create a redirect for a different domain, and the page I… -
Posted a reply to WPML and Redirection, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Information can be found here: https://redirection.me/support/redirecting-another-site/ -
Posted a reply to WPML and Redirection, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you give more specifics about what you have done and what you are trying… -
Posted a reply to .htaccess and nginx rules I want to implement, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin handles redirects, not rewrites. -
Posted a reply to Entry Coupling Causes All Entries to be Deleted, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is not something I've seen before and it doesn't make a lot of sense… -
Posted a reply to Redirection doesn’t work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You don't need access to the database. As I explained in the email, go to… -
Posted a reply to Redirection doesn’t work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You've already emailed this to me twice, I've responded with a solution, and now you… -
Posted a reply to a couple of issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you are using version 3.4 then the first thing is to update - that… -
Posted a reply to Redirect from URL Post no Category to URL Post inlcude Category inside post, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry I don't really understand the question. If you are referring to the URL in… -
Posted a reply to Plugin deactivated automatic, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks. Maybe rank seo can provide more information there. I've noticed it with a few… -
Posted a reply to Plugin deactivated automatic, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What kind of conflict? I know that some plugins incorrectly show messages that there is… -
Posted a reply to Plugin deactivated automatic, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin won't deactivate itself and it wouldn't make sense for this to happen. I… -
Posted a reply to Cached Redirection detected, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I have no idea how your files could get into such a state. The readme… -
Posted a reply to Cached Redirection detected, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The redirects will continue to work regardless of the JS file. Does the file match… -
Posted a reply to Cached Redirection detected, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Why does the plugin show 5.4.2 yet the JS file is 5.4.1? I cannot possibly… -
Posted a reply to Redirecting URL with Spaces, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It is still more likely a problem caused by your server setup, or something else… -
Posted a reply to Cached Redirection detected, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can open the JavaScript file yourself and will probably see it still has the… -
Posted a reply to redirect, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you are trying to redirect 404s then I would advise against it. -
Posted a reply to getting redirects from htaccess, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
your Add File does not have the option to point at my host server…it only… -
Posted a reply to getting redirects from htaccess, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You should probably speak to your hosting provider about where to find your htaccess file.… -
Posted a reply to getting redirects from htaccess, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Only one of the files is being used and that is probably just the .htaccess… -
Posted a reply to redirection doesn’t work if ‘/’ set even with “ignore slash”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Why are you using a regex? It doesn't appear to be necessary, and if you… -
Posted a reply to redirection doesn’t work if ‘/’ set even with “ignore slash”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
How have you configured the redirect? -
Posted a reply to redirection doesn’t work if ‘/’ set even with “ignore slash”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
https://quick.md/redirection-test is not being redirected by Redirection, and so it is unlikely that https://quick.md/redirection-test/ will… -
Posted a reply to redirection doesn’t work if ‘/’ set even with “ignore slash”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
https://quick.md/redirection-test redirects to https://quick.md/redirection-test/ You can use the ignore trailing slash option: https://redirection.me/support/matching-a-url/ -
Posted a reply to Finding source of a redirection, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I don't have access to any more information other than what the plugin provides through…
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