About

A redirection occurs when a missing/non-existing page is requested.

The processing and the type of redirections executed are explained below.

Type

ComboStrap performs four kind of redirection:

• a transparent redirection when:
  • the requested url is the page url
  • the page has synonym alias
  • the path is banned
• a permanent redirection (visible by the user and search engine) when:
  • the requested url is a generated permalink
  • the page has a redirect alias
  • the requested url is a permanent url but does not match the current page url.
• a not found redirection when the redirected destination was determined by the redirection algorithms
• a editor redirection when the user is a writer.

Processing

The redirection procedure / processing is explained below.

If the requested page does not exist:

1. if this is a banned path, redirect transparently to the website home page
2. if this is a valid page url, redirect transparently
3. if this is a permanent url that does not match the page url, redirect with a permanent redirection
4. if this is a permalink, redirect with a permanent redirection
5. if an existing page with an alias is found, redirect to this page
   1. with a permanent redirection if the alias type is redirect
   2. with a transparent redirection if the alias type is synonym
6. if a page rules redirect applies, redirect to the calculated page with a permanent redirection.
7. if the user has a write permission, redirect the writer to the editor
8. if the user has only read permission, follow the redirect actions in order

History

You can query the redirection via the log.