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10 years 3 weeks ago #3255 by lablett
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Hi there,

I want to create a generic redirect and remove the ID's from all the URLS.

The following example shows the original URL

www.oaktreebrides.co.uk/wedding-dresses/size-10/377-white-one-norman

Below is the redirect I want

www.oaktreebrides.co.uk/wedding-dresses/size-10/white-one-norman

I'm slightly confused about macros and place holders so what approach should I use ?

Lee

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10 years 3 weeks ago #3256 by lablett
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ok I think I am getting my head around things but the match is not working

I have :-

From URL /wedding-dresses/size-10/(.*)-white-one-norman

To URL http://{siteurl}/wedding-dresses/size-10/{preg_match}/wedding-dresses/size-10/377-(.*)${/preg_match}

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10 years 3 weeks ago #3257 by lablett
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ok got it working and below are my settings:-

FROM URL :-
/wedding-dresses/size-[0-9]+/[0-9]+-.*

To URL
http://{siteurl}/wedding-dresses/size-${size}/${dress}


Place holders:-
dress={preg_match 2}/wedding-dresses\/size-(.*)\/[0-9]+-(.*)/i{/preg_match}
size={preg_match 1}/wedding-dresses\/size-(.*)\/[0-9]+-(.*)/i{/preg_match}

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10 years 3 weeks ago #3262 by admin
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Hi,
this is a dream that comes true... great!!!

Just one note to make this rule "perfect":
From URL: ^/wedding-dresses/size-[0-9]+/[0-9]+-
To URL: {scheme}://{siteurl}/wedding-dresses/size-${size}/${dress}

The caret ^ means "start with" so we restrict the matching URLs. The final .* is not strictly necessary (a partial matches is supported). And the {scheme} in the destination allows the rule to work also for https requests, and Google started to love https on sites...

Kind regards,
Luigi

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10 years 3 weeks ago #3264 by lablett
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Luigi,

Thanks for the additional bits and they worked a treat ;-)

I was thinking of switching to to https for google improvement, is it worth while ?

Many thanks

Lee

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10 years 3 weeks ago #3270 by admin
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You could enable the https and be ready for Google (like I did on this site), but I am not sure is safe regarding pageranks and back links, Google itself considers http and https as different sites...

My suggestion is to prepare the site and leave both access free..

Kind regards,
Luigi

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