Content edit advice

  • We’re embarking on a content audit/edit for a 5-year old blog. Some content will be removed and the 410 plugin sounds ideal for that. Some posts, however, will be merged with others. The one that gets absorbed should send a 301 (Moved Permanently) status code, redirecting to the post which absorbed it. Once the former is removed the 410 plugin will send a 410 instead of a 301, right? Do you have any advice on how to handle this situation before I get too deep in the process? Thanks for any guidance. Steve

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  • Plugin Author Samir Shah

    (@solarissmoke)

    You will need to configure you 301 redirects separately – either with a plugin like Redirection, or (for better efficiency) in your web server (Apache/Nginx etc) configuration.

    If you can set up the rules at web server level this is preferable.

    Thread Starter SNelson

    (@snelson)

    Thank you. I’m on Apache, so I could manually write those redirects in .htaccess? But I’m still puzzled by how the “410 for WordPress” plugin would distinguish between a post which has been removed permanently and one which has been removed but should redirect. I don’t want to have conflicting instructions sent if that makes sense.
    Steve

    Plugin Author Samir Shah

    (@solarissmoke)

    But I’m still puzzled by how the “410 for WordPress” plugin would distinguish between a post which has been removed permanently and one which has been removed but should redirect.

    It can’t. You need to execute the redirection earlier in the cycle, either at the Apache level, or using a plugin like Redirection.

    This plugin will only return a 410 if (a) no post matching that URL exists and (b) nothing else has triggered a redirect. It tries to run as late as possible so you shouldn’t have a problem in that regard.

    Thread Starter SNelson

    (@snelson)

    Ahh – super helpful. Thank you so much. So instructions in .htaccess precede everything else? I can put the 301 instructions in .htaccess and rely on your plugin for the 410. That makes a lot of sense now. Thank you!
    Steve

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