Automatic creation of redirects (non-existent urls)

  • Resolved girdy74

    (@girdy74)


    2 years ago

    Thanks you so much for a great plugin!

    I have a question about several redirects that have been getting created over the months. They are not valid URLs that we’ve added and are not sure where they are coming from. For example the following are redirects that were created (not by staff or anyone with access):

    /word/gtNfd/グッチ is being redirected to the homepage (/)

    /word/hbnGu/ (same as above)

    /word/DmLYb/ (same as the first)

    /word/T4B14/グッチ (same as the first)

    All of these are being added but they all are redirecting to the homepage. Which is fine but I’m trying to get to the bottom of why and how they are getting added.

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  • Plugin Author John Godley

    (@johnny5)

    The redirects are either created by someone (intentionally or not), or you have the URL monitoring option enabled and these are posts that have had their URL changed.

    You can try disabling the monitoring option from the options page.

    Thread Starter girdy74

    (@girdy74)

    Thanks for your quick reply!

    I’m on the options page under URL > URL MONITOR: and there are no settings that are checked. 

    So none of these have been checked:
    

Monitor changes to posts

Monitor changes to pages

Monitor changes to landing pages

Monitor changes to my templates

Monitor changes to events

Monitor changes to venues

Monitor changes to sermons

Monitor changes to post template

Monitor changes to archive template

Monitor changes to posts

Monitor changes to posts

Monitor changes to posts

Monitor changes to forms

Monitor changes to trash
    Plugin Author John Godley

    (@johnny5)

    Ok, then someone on your site is creating the redirects. The plugin does not keep a log so you will need to find another way to track who is creating them.

    Thread Starter girdy74

    (@girdy74)

    From the log for one of the redirects:

    March 20, 20238:21 pm
    /word/zCQaU/グッチ
    Redirect/RedirectionMozilla/5.0 (compatible; MJ12bot/v1.4.8; https://mj12bot.com/)
    167.114.64.97Filter by IP

    Plugin Author John Godley

    (@johnny5)

    Are these actual redirects that appear in your redirect list, or are you referring to entries in the 404 log?

    Thread Starter girdy74

    (@girdy74)

    Thanks. Yes, this is from the log but also a redirect:
    I found that information in the log and then searched “/word/zCQaU/グッチ” in the redirects and the following came up as the only one in the list:

    URL: /word/zCQaU/グッチ/
    MATCH TYPE: URL only
    ACTION TYPE: Redirect to URL
    CODE: 301
    GROUP: Redirections
    WordPress
    POS: 129
    HITS: 122
    LAST ACCESS: March 20, 2023


    No one on our end is creating these. The Japanese characters and the path with “word” in it are not something we are creating so I’m trying to get to the bottom of it.

    Thanks for your time!

    Plugin Author John Godley

    (@johnny5)

    No one on our end is creating these.

    No on else has access so it is someone or something on your site. You will need to figure out who or what that is. If you have the monitoring options disabled then it is outside of Redirection and you’ll have to use whatever other information you have available.

    Thread Starter girdy74

    (@girdy74)

    Thanks, John! I’ll keep searching.

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