How to generate 301 error for moved page?

  • I have a very basic Page.php template:

    <?php get_header(); ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
     <div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
          <h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
          <div class="entry">
               <?php the_content(); ?>
          </div>
     </div>
     <?php endwhile; ?>
     <?php edit_post_link('Edit', '<p>', '</p>'); ?>
     <?php else : ?>
     <h2>Not found</h2>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

    I recently moved some Pages that search engines are still generating links to. Is there a wordpress template tag I can use to replace the “Not found” message with a HTTP 301 Moved Permanently error?

    Or do I have to write code to identify the page_id of the moved page and use the PHP header() function?

Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
  • Thread Starter deko

    (@deko)

    I tried this…

    $pid = trim($_GET['page_id']);
if ($pid = 362)
{
     header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");
     header("Location: https://www.example.com/MovedPage.php");
}

    but received error: “Can’t rewrite headers… already set”

    Thread Starter deko

    (@deko)

    I’ve noticed this behavior isn’t unique to my blog.

    To duplicate, go to any wp blog and add ?page_id=23423432434 to the end of the url, like this: https://www.exampleWPblog.com/?page_id=23423432434

    If you try this on blogs listed in the Your WordPress forum, for example, you will get a blank page. That’s what I was getting before I added the <h2>Not found</h2> bit shown in my previous post.

    Thread Starter deko

    (@deko)

    I’ll just wait for the search engines to catch up and stick with the “Not found” message. the 404.php file is useless. delete it.

Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
  • The topic ‘How to generate 301 error for moved page?’ is closed to new replies.