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Hi,
I have a question about the right way to configure the component to make a permanent redirection.
I want my blog to go from Site A to Site B
So I need to configure the component on Site A to redirect its "blog" category and subcategories to site B.
The structure of the category will be identical.
Can you tell me how I can handle that?
Both site A and B have the component installed. I use 4SEF and 4SEO.
Thank you for your input...
Philippe
Hi,
I don't quite understand what you want to do, as you are talking about two different websites, while of course a Joomla installation manages only one site.
Can you please provide full and real urls here, not examples, it should help understand.
hey, of course, sorry.
website A : example.net
website B : example.com
I want to transfer the blog (a category with subcategories) from A to B with a permanent redirection
thanks for your insight,
Philippe
can you confirm chatgpt method :
To handle a large number of URLs efficiently, you can use a more automated approach in 4SEF and 4SEO by setting up bulk redirection rules. Here’s how to proceed:
Step 1: Set Up a Bulk Redirection Rule in 4SEF
Open 4SEF on Site A and navigate to the Redirects or URL Manager section.
Use the Bulk Redirect feature:
Create a rule that targets all URLs under the "blog" category and redirects them to Site B.
Since the URL structure will remain the same, a simple rule should work. For example:
If your blog URLs are structured like this: https://example.net/blog/*
Set a rule to redirect https://example.net/blog/* to https://example.com/blog/*
This wildcard redirect will automatically apply the same rule across all URLs within the "blog" category, saving time.
Step 2: Use 4SEO for Additional Automation
In 4SEO on Site A, go to the Redirects section and confirm that the bulk redirect rule has been applied to all URLs under the "blog" category.
You can also create a Regex (Regular Expression) redirect rule in 4SEO if needed:
Use a pattern like ^/blog/(.*) to match all URLs in the "blog" category and redirect to https://example.com/blog/$1. The $1 will capture and pass through the subpaths and filenames automatically.
This approach works well if you need a highly flexible rule that applies to any variation within the "blog" category.
Step 3: Test and Confirm the Redirection
Once the rule is applied, test several URLs to ensure they redirect correctly to Site B.
Monitor the redirection log in 4SEO to confirm that users are being properly redirected to the new domain.
Step 4: Regular Monitoring
In 4SEO on Site A, keep an eye on any URLs that might not match the pattern to ensure complete coverage. The system should handle most redirects smoothly if the structure is consistent.
This setup will allow you to redirect all 1000+ URLs in one go without manually creating individual redirects for each URL.
Hi again,
I want to transfer the blog (a category with subcategories)
Again: full and real URLs. Which exact URLs? what are the patterns to use?
Are the pages on the target site having the exact same URLs, except for the domain but including both French and English versions? for now the target site if offline so I can't check much.
OK, I have taken a better look at the blog in French, and you have a problem.
It should be easy to redirect the category pages, because the URL all start with /Table/Blog/.....So a redirect rule can be added to redirect /Table/Blog/{*} to https://example.com/Table/Blog/{*}.
But for the individual blog posts, you chose to remove the categories in URLs:
https://example.net/tiktok-35-minutes-260-videos-pour-devenir-accro.html https://example.net/votre-cerveau-est-il-respecte-par-le-reseau-social-et-ses-acteurs-votre-libre-arbitre-face-aux-posts.html https://example.net/interview-pop-2024-sur-les-salons-dorientations.html
And so now, it's impossible to have a redirect rule that matches all blog posts. You are going to have to redirect each single blog posts to the new address. While you can certainly add one redirect rule in 4SEO for each blog post, I would suggest you do that in your .htaccess file, it'll be much more efficient.
[EDIT] Your message about chatgpt came after I wrote the above. And no, what they say cannot be used because as you removed the categories in the blog posts URLs, there's no pattern, you cannot have a "bulk" redirect.
Best regards
Yannick Gaultier
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