John Godley
@johnny5 on WordPress.org
Bio
- 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 Redirction chains when using “Monitor changes to pages” or posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin does not monitor for previous redirects or when it is deleted. It just… -
Posted a reply to Show unwanted 404s url, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The Redirection plugin does not generate 404s (that would not make any sense), it just… -
Posted a reply to Show unwanted 404s url, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What is the problem you need help with here? -
Posted a reply to Hit Count of 404 redirects is always 0?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Correct, 410s are not redirects so do not record hits. -
Posted a reply to PHP 8.2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The compatibility details are shown on the plugin page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/ -
Posted a reply to Option to open redirect in new tab, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It is not possible and it can't be added. Opening in a tab is determined… -
Posted a reply to Plugin Compatibility Issue with PHP 8.3, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ok, but how have you associated the warnings those lines in Redirection? It looks like… -
Posted a reply to redirect change category part of URL, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Have you read the support page? It contains all the details about using a regular… -
Posted a reply to redirect change category part of URL, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can find details here: https://redirection.me/support/redirect-regular-expressions/ -
Posted a reply to Multiple redirects to one login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It doesn't take a couple of hours - all redirects are instant. -
Committed [3214400] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 3.1.2 -
Committed [3214399] to Plugins SVN:
Release 3.1.2 -
Posted a reply to Multiple redirects to one login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can use a regular expression, as detailed here: https://redirection.me/support/redirect-regular-expressions/ -
Posted a reply to Exclude paths from 404 logs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can delete entries from the log and use the 'group by' to show the… -
Posted a reply to Plugin Compatibility Issue with PHP 8.3, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The warnings are in core WP functions. How have you connected them to Redirection? What… -
Posted a reply to 2 Questions on “Relocate a Site”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I think you've kind of answered part of your own question! The relocate site is… -
Posted a reply to Problem of loop redirect, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Your site is not redirecting. If there is nothing in the list of redirects then… -
Posted a reply to Redirect not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Details here: https://redirection.me/support/problems/url-not-redirecting/ -
Posted a reply to Help understanding a redirect, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The information shows the functions being called when the redirect occurs. I do not know… -
Posted a reply to Help understanding a redirect, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I don't have access to any other information than what you put here. This is… -
Posted a reply to Issue with dynamically passing the original URL in the ref parameter, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Redirection uses PHP and you can find information on the internet about the exact particulars… -
Posted a reply to Regexp redirect, how to discard query string, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Well that's why the regex option exists, so people can create redirects for any kind… -
Posted a reply to Regexp redirect, how to discard query string, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As above, your expression needs to match the full URL, not just part of it. -
Posted a reply to Regexp redirect, how to discard query string, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sure, the expression needs to match the whole URL, not part of it. -
Posted a reply to Regexp redirect, how to discard query string, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ok, it's probably better to give a real example. Any expression you create needs to… -
Posted a reply to PDF does not redirect, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I can't tell you what the problem is for that specific URL, and the page… -
Posted a reply to REST API is not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Your redirects are unaffected by this message. What have you done to fix your REST… -
Posted a reply to Regexp redirect, how to discard query string, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Why do you need to use an expression? If you just want to redirect /foo.html… -
Committed [3195872] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 5.5.1 -
Committed [3195871] to Plugins SVN:
Release 5.5.1 -
Posted a reply to Improper nginx rewrites, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That is a URL to a file. What version of the plugin are you using?… -
Posted a reply to Improper nginx rewrites, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm not seeing that. What version of the plugin are you using? -
Posted a reply to 404 not registering, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I think you've answered your own question - it redirected to the home page. Why… -
Committed [3195508] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 3.1.1 -
Committed [3195507] to Plugins SVN:
Update readme to 3.1.1 -
Committed [3195506] to Plugins SVN:
Release 3.1.1 -
Posted a reply to Replacing GUIDs not possible, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It seems to be that WordPress is resetting the guid after trying to change it.… -
Posted a reply to Is it possible to limit the query and remove to certain number?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin already limits the query. What errors are you seeing? -
Posted a reply to Strange Behavior, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin uses PHP regular expressions and behaves exactly as PHP behaves. All I can… -
Posted a reply to Search Regex plugin does not replace featured images, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You will need to find out where WordPress stores the featured image, and then use… -
Posted a reply to what are the settings to replace featured images, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You've posted the same question twice. -
Posted a reply to redirection_create_redirect not available, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The hooks are just WordPress action and filter hooks. They are fired when you do… -
Posted a reply to redirection_create_redirect not available, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Without knowing what you are doing I can't say if you are missing anything. redirection_create_redirect… -
Posted a reply to error saving settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Likely a browser extension or another plugin is causing the problem. -
Posted a reply to Translated URL redirects stopped working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is there a specific way the redirection plugin would work with the Translated Press translated… -
Posted a reply to wp-cron.php gets redirected, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Do you have a redirect that could affect WP Cron? The plugin won't redirect things… -
Posted a reply to Translated URL redirects stopped working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Things don't generally change without a reason, and the plugin hasn't changed. What could you… -
Posted a reply to Sire Redirect – Can I also use individual 301 Redirects as well?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you have a site redirect then it takes precedence over individual redirects. You would… -
Posted a reply to Performance, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Performance is constant. There are sites with 10s of thousands of redirects, so 480 is… -
Posted a reply to Plugin rules not working in .htaccess, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Rules in .htaccess do not depend on the plugin to be activated. I do not…
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