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###Help with Redirections

Help with Redirections

###Help with Redirections

Help with Redirections

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How do I create these Creating 301 redirectsRedirects for Post, Page, Category and Image URLs?

Help###Help with Redirections

  1. To move Wordpress from the subdirectory to the root:

    /wp/(.*) => /$1

    
/wp/(.*) => /$1

  2. For all pages currently within subdirectories in the root, I want to delete and/or combine a bunch of pages into one top level page:

    /products-directory/(.*) => /products-top-level-page

    /about-directory/(.*) => /about-top-level-page

    /services-directory/(.*) => /services-top-level-page

    
/products-directory/(.*) => /products-top-level-page  

/about-directory/(.*) => /about-top-level-page  

/services-directory/(.*) => /services-top-level-page

  3. For a bunch of top-level pages matching a specific pattern, I want to direct them into specific categories:
    e, e.g. the file names all start with the same two words like this: same-word-variation-variation.html and I want them to keep their existing file names -- if I set my permalinks to end with `.html html`, this will work, I believe:

    
/same-word(.*) => /newcategory/$1

    /same How would I create the rule if I don't have permalinks ending in `.html`? (I think I saw ! is the "not" character, but not sure how to use here -word- is it): 

    
/same-word(.*) => /newcategory/$1!\.html

  4. And then, once I have the specific pages identified and redirected as above, I'll be deleting all the rest (garbage) and want to send users to the home page (or maybe a random post?).*

    So, 2 questions here:

    1. How do I create the rule that says "for everything except the files already redirected as above, do this"

    2. How would I stop that rule from applying to new pages and posts I create from now on?

    One idea is that by deleting, I'd be getting a 404 page not found, so I should create the rule for the 404 page itself? Is that what I want to do?

    As I've said, the site has been badly developed (with the client instructing people to just "throw up a page" with no regard for proper architecture, SEO, etc.) => /newcategory-- it has virtually no ranking or external /$1 back links to worry about, but I want to understand the best approach from an SEO and proper development perspective.

  5. Also, should I move existing images etc. into the wp-content directory or leave them in their existing sub-directory/ies? My inclination is to really go for a 'clean-sweep' - get rid of everything that seems untidy, but I'm not sure if this would be more work than it's worth…

How would I create the rule if I don't have permalinks ending in .html? (I think I saw ! is the "not" character, but not sure how to use here -- is it:

/same-word(.*) => /newcategory/$1!\.html

?)

  1. And then, once I have the specific pages identified and redirected as above, I'll be deleting all the rest (garbage) and want to send users to the home page (or maybe a random post?).

So, 2 questions here:
i. How do I create the rule that says "for everything except the files already redirected as above, do this" ii. How would I stop that rule from applying to new pages and posts I create from now on?

One idea is that by deleting, I'd be getting a 404 page not found, so I should create the rule for the 404 page itself? Is that what I want to do?

As I've said, the site has been badly developed (with the client instructing people to just "throw up a page" with no regard for proper architecture, SEO, etc.) -- it has virtually no ranking or external / back links to worry about, but I want to understand the best approach from an SEO and proper development perspective.

  1. Also, should I move existing images etc. into the wp-content directory or leave them in their existing sub-directory/ies? My inclination is to really go for a 'clean-sweep' - get rid of everything that seems untidy, but I'm not sure if this would be more work than it's worth...

How do I create these 301 redirects?

Help with Redirections

  1. To move Wordpress from the subdirectory to the root:

    /wp/(.*) => /$1

  2. For all pages currently within subdirectories in the root, I want to delete and/or combine a bunch of pages into one top level page:

    /products-directory/(.*) => /products-top-level-page

    /about-directory/(.*) => /about-top-level-page

    /services-directory/(.*) => /services-top-level-page

  3. For a bunch of top-level pages matching a specific pattern, I want to direct them into specific categories:
    e.g. the file names all start with the same two words like this: same-word-variation-variation.html and I want them to keep their existing file names -- if I set my permalinks to end with .html , this will work, I believe:

    /same-word(.*) => /newcategory/$1

How would I create the rule if I don't have permalinks ending in .html? (I think I saw ! is the "not" character, but not sure how to use here -- is it:

/same-word(.*) => /newcategory/$1!\.html

?)

  1. And then, once I have the specific pages identified and redirected as above, I'll be deleting all the rest (garbage) and want to send users to the home page (or maybe a random post?).

So, 2 questions here:
i. How do I create the rule that says "for everything except the files already redirected as above, do this" ii. How would I stop that rule from applying to new pages and posts I create from now on?

One idea is that by deleting, I'd be getting a 404 page not found, so I should create the rule for the 404 page itself? Is that what I want to do?

As I've said, the site has been badly developed (with the client instructing people to just "throw up a page" with no regard for proper architecture, SEO, etc.) -- it has virtually no ranking or external / back links to worry about, but I want to understand the best approach from an SEO and proper development perspective.

  1. Also, should I move existing images etc. into the wp-content directory or leave them in their existing sub-directory/ies? My inclination is to really go for a 'clean-sweep' - get rid of everything that seems untidy, but I'm not sure if this would be more work than it's worth...

Creating 301 Redirects for Post, Page, Category and Image URLs?

###Help with Redirections

  1. To move Wordpress from the subdirectory to the root:

    
/wp/(.*) => /$1

  2. For all pages currently within subdirectories in the root, I want to delete and/or combine a bunch of pages into one top level page:

    
/products-directory/(.*) => /products-top-level-page  

/about-directory/(.*) => /about-top-level-page  

/services-directory/(.*) => /services-top-level-page

  3. For a bunch of top-level pages matching a specific pattern, I want to direct them into specific categories, e.g. the file names all start with the same two words like this: same-word-variation-variation.html and I want them to keep their existing file names -- if I set my permalinks to end with `.html`, this will work, I believe:

    
/same-word(.*) => /newcategory/$1

    How would I create the rule if I don't have permalinks ending in `.html`? (I think I saw ! is the "not" character, but not sure how to use here -- is it): 

    
/same-word(.*) => /newcategory/$1!\.html

  4. And then, once I have the specific pages identified and redirected as above, I'll be deleting all the rest (garbage) and want to send users to the home page (or maybe a random post?).

    So, 2 questions here:

    1. How do I create the rule that says "for everything except the files already redirected as above, do this"

    2. How would I stop that rule from applying to new pages and posts I create from now on?

    One idea is that by deleting, I'd be getting a 404 page not found, so I should create the rule for the 404 page itself? Is that what I want to do?

    As I've said, the site has been badly developed (with the client instructing people to just "throw up a page" with no regard for proper architecture, SEO, etc.) -- it has virtually no ranking or external / back links to worry about, but I want to understand the best approach from an SEO and proper development perspective.

  5. Also, should I move existing images etc. into the wp-content directory or leave them in their existing sub-directory/ies? My inclination is to really go for a 'clean-sweep' - get rid of everything that seems untidy, but I'm not sure if this would be more work than it's worth…
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  1. To move Wordpress from the subdirectory to the root:

    To move Wordpress from the subdirectory to the root:

    /wp/(.*) => /$1

  2. For all pages currently within subdirectories in the root, I want to delete and/or combine a bunch of pages into one top level page:

    /products-directory/(.*) => /products-top-level-page

    /about-directory/(.*) => /about-top-level-page

    /services-directory/(.*) => /services-top-level-page

  3. For a bunch of top-level pages matching a specific pattern, I want to direct them into specific categories:
    e.g. the file names all start with the same two words like this: same-word-variation-variation.html and I want them to keep their existing file names -- if I set my permalinks to end with .html , this will work, I believe:

    /same-word(.*) => /newcategory/$1

/wp/(.*) => How would I create the rule if I don't have permalinks ending in /$1

  1. For all pages currently within subdirectories in the root, I want to delete and/or combine a bunch of pages into one top level page:

/products-directory/(.) => /products-top-level-page /about-directory/(.) =>html? /about-top-level-page /services-directory/(.*) =>I think I saw /services-top! is the "not" character, but not sure how to use here -level-page is it:

  1. For a bunch of top-level pages matching a specific pattern, I want to direct them into specific categories: e.g. the file names all start with the same two words like this: same-word-variation-variation.html and I want them to keep their existing file names -- if I set my permalinks to end with .html , this will work, I believe:
/same-word(.*) => /newcategory/$1!\.html

/same-word(.) => /newcategory/$1 How would I create the rule if I don't have permalinks ending in .html? (I think I saw ! is the "not" character, but not sure how to use here -- is it: /same-word(.) => /newcategory/$1!.html
?)

So, 2 questions here: 
i. How do I create the rule that says "for everything except the files already redirected as above, do this" ii. How would I stop that rule from applying to new pages and posts I create from now on?

One idea is that by deleting, I'd be getting a 404 page not found, so I should create the rule for the 404 page itself? Is that what I want to do? As

As I've said, the site has been badly developed (with the client instructing people to just "throw up a page" with no regard for proper architecture, SEO, etc.) -- it has virtually no ranking or external / back links to worry about, but I want to understand the best approach from an SEO and proper development perspective.

  1. To move Wordpress from the subdirectory to the root:

/wp/(.*) => /$1

  1. For all pages currently within subdirectories in the root, I want to delete and/or combine a bunch of pages into one top level page:

/products-directory/(.) => /products-top-level-page /about-directory/(.) => /about-top-level-page /services-directory/(.*) => /services-top-level-page

  1. For a bunch of top-level pages matching a specific pattern, I want to direct them into specific categories: e.g. the file names all start with the same two words like this: same-word-variation-variation.html and I want them to keep their existing file names -- if I set my permalinks to end with .html , this will work, I believe:

/same-word(.) => /newcategory/$1 How would I create the rule if I don't have permalinks ending in .html? (I think I saw ! is the "not" character, but not sure how to use here -- is it: /same-word(.) => /newcategory/$1!.html
?)

So, 2 questions here: i. How do I create the rule that says "for everything except the files already redirected as above, do this" ii. How would I stop that rule from applying to new pages and posts I create from now on?

One idea is that by deleting, I'd be getting a 404 page not found, so I should create the rule for the 404 page itself? Is that what I want to do? As I've said, the site has been badly developed (with the client instructing people to just "throw up a page" with no regard for proper architecture, SEO, etc.) -- it has virtually no ranking or external / back links to worry about, but I want to understand the best approach from an SEO and proper development perspective.

  1. To move Wordpress from the subdirectory to the root:

    /wp/(.*) => /$1

  2. For all pages currently within subdirectories in the root, I want to delete and/or combine a bunch of pages into one top level page:

    /products-directory/(.*) => /products-top-level-page

    /about-directory/(.*) => /about-top-level-page

    /services-directory/(.*) => /services-top-level-page

  3. For a bunch of top-level pages matching a specific pattern, I want to direct them into specific categories:
    e.g. the file names all start with the same two words like this: same-word-variation-variation.html and I want them to keep their existing file names -- if I set my permalinks to end with .html , this will work, I believe:

    /same-word(.*) => /newcategory/$1

How would I create the rule if I don't have permalinks ending in .html? (I think I saw ! is the "not" character, but not sure how to use here -- is it:

/same-word(.*) => /newcategory/$1!\.html

?)

So, 2 questions here: 
i. How do I create the rule that says "for everything except the files already redirected as above, do this" ii. How would I stop that rule from applying to new pages and posts I create from now on?

One idea is that by deleting, I'd be getting a 404 page not found, so I should create the rule for the 404 page itself? Is that what I want to do?

As I've said, the site has been badly developed (with the client instructing people to just "throw up a page" with no regard for proper architecture, SEO, etc.) -- it has virtually no ranking or external / back links to worry about, but I want to understand the best approach from an SEO and proper development perspective.

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