How to Easily Find And Fix Redirect Loops Error in WordPress?

Aug 14, 2023

How to Easily Find And Fix Redirect Loops Error in WordPress?

If the webpages served to the users keep redirecting back and forth, technically in a redirect loop, then eventually your visitors would leave your website and search engines are unlikely to get these pages indexed. To learn how to fix: https://rankmath.com/blog/fix-redirec…

In this video, we’ll walk you through the various methods to find and fix redirect loops on your website.

Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
1:47 - How to Find Redirect Loops
2:51 - Fix: Clear Browser Cache
3:26 - Fix: Clear WordPress Site Cache
3:46 - Fix: Check HTTPS Settings
4:12 - Fix: Setup Redirects correctly
4:40 - Fix: Restore .htaccess file
5:18 - Fix: Temporarily disable WP plugins

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0.2 -> So you opened a page on your WordPress site and received the message

3.93 -> "too many redirects", instead of the page Loading normally.

7.513 -> This message usually appears if your site gets stuck in a redirect loop.

11.886 -> Hi, I'm Kate and I'm about to show you how

14.43 -> to solve this error with a few simple steps.

16.901 -> The error message appears differently

19.08 -> in different browsers, often with no other information.

22.43 -> So let's understand what a redirect loop is.

25.415 -> Also known as a closed chain of redirects,

28.13 -> this happens when one URL gets redirected to another URL, which could even redirect

33.021 -> to another URL and the last page of the cycle redirects back to the original one.

37.857 -> A common cause of redirect loops is poor redirect configuration,

41.842 -> whether in the content management system,

44.05 -> your server, or if these two systems are misaligned.

47.571 -> If you had set up a redirect from URL X to URL Y in your Web server's configuration,

52.915 -> but then set up a redirect from URL Y to URL X in your redirect

57.101 -> manager, you'd create a redirect loop that causes this error.

60.929 -> Redirect loops are bad for SEO because instead of viewing the destination page,

65.44 -> the visitors will come across the error message and, obviously, leave the page.

70.08 -> The same thing will happen to search engines:

72.352 -> once they understand they're locked in a redirect loop,

74.93 -> they'll stop following the redirects and never reach the destination page.

79.13 -> A closed redirect chain passes ranking

81.37 -> signals such as link authority and relevance from one URL to another,

85.472 -> and this process never ends because the ultimate URL never resolves.

89.857 -> As a result, those ranking signals are lost.

92.557 -> They affect your website's usability and crawlability, damaging your SEO efforts.

97.93 -> Now that we understand redirect loops,

100.09 -> let's learn how to find them and a few different steps you can take to fix them.

104.13 -> You can skip to specific solutions with the timestamps in the description.

108.129 -> Always start debugging redirect loops by deleting your browser cache because it

112.21 -> might contain outdated redirects that could lead to false positives.

115.943 -> Rank Math SEO, a free WordPress plugin, helps find the redirect loops

120.31 -> with the "Debug Redirections" feature.

122.6 -> You'll have to start by activating the redirections module on the dashboard.

126.73 -> Next, go to Redirections settings, which are in Rank Math's General Settings.

130.93 -> Activate the first feature, Debug Redirections.

134.186 -> Now try to access the redirect loop.

136.97 -> An interstitial page will appear for 5 seconds.

139.915 -> Click on Manage this redirection to view the rules for this specific redirection.

144.557 -> We left links for three external tools that you can also use to check

148.072 -> the redirect loops in this video's description.

150.7 -> The first is the Semrush Site Audit tool.

153.69 -> The second is the Redirect Path browser plugin, which shows you where a URL

157.76 -> directs to so you can find a beginning for the loop.

160.81 -> Third is Serpwox, which does two jobs:

163.69 -> it checks all versions of the URL for redirects, and it provides a score

167.61 -> that lets you know how many redirects are active for that URL.

170.972 -> The website itself doesn't always cause redirect issues.

174.614 -> There can also be issues caused by the browser being accessed to use it.

178.615 -> So our first step to redirect loops is clearing your browser cookies.

183.01 -> Cookies are a type of saved data that your

185.11 -> browser uses to speed up the loading of websites.

187.943 -> Depending on the browser you use, this process will function differently.

192.24 -> You can erase cookies in Google Chrome by going to History, Clear browsing data.

196.841 -> Select the option "Cookies and other site data" in the pop up menu,

200.43 -> then click on Clear Data.

202.214 -> Once you're done, restart your browser and see if the website loads properly.

206.386 -> If clearing your cookies doesn't work,

208.29 -> the next step is purging your WordPress cache.

210.9 -> If the type of redirect loop doesn't stop your access

213.515 -> to the WordPress Admin Dashboard,

215.44 -> you should clear the cache from your Caching plugin Settings.

218.371 -> For instance, if you're using W3 Total Cache, navigate to the

222.04 -> Performance tab in the Admin toolbar and click on Purge all Caches.

226.243 -> You can also double check your HTTPS settings.

229.501 -> Many times the error occurs when people

231.81 -> have just finished migrating their WordPress site from HTTP to HTTPS

236.41 -> and either didn't finish or didn't set it up properly.

239.68 -> You'll instantly throw your WordPress site into a redirection loop if you force it

243.75 -> to load over HTTPS without first installing an SSL certificate,

247.844 -> so make sure to install an SSL certificate on your WordPress site to fix this.

252.229 -> If clearing the cache and cookies on your

254.11 -> site didn't fix the problem, check if redirects are set up correctly.

257.829 -> Start by deactivating any redirect related

260.443 -> solutions that you've installed to see if that solves the problem.

263.387 -> If you use Rank Math SEO,

265.28 -> you can set up redirects straight from the plugin, even in the free version.

269.071 -> Start by activating the Redirections module in Rank Math's Dashboard.

272.887 -> You'll find Redirections in Rank Math's submenu.

275.92 -> You can learn all about setting up

277.444 -> redirects with the video that's on the card.

280.04 -> A redirect loop could also be caused by specific changes to the

283.244 -> Hypertext Access file, also known as the .htaccess file.

287.287 -> To create a new .htaccess file, you'll need to rename

290.59 -> the file and create a new one using FTP or your web host cPanel.

294.88 -> The .htaccess file will be in the public_html folder.

298.979 -> First, right-click on it and rename it to .htaccess_old so you have a backup of it.

304.686 -> Next, create a new text file and name it .htaccess.

308.57 -> Copy this code from the blog post

310.301 -> that corresponds to this video, which we left a link to in the description.

313.872 -> Paste into the file, save the changes, and upload it to your root folder.

318.25 -> The last solution we'll suggest is disabling all your plugins,

321.244 -> because if one of them was incorrectly installed, it could cause redirect issues.

325.857 -> If you can still access your website, you can investigate if a plugin is causing

329.88 -> a redirect loop without your visitors noticing

332.16 -> with the Health Check and Troubleshooting plugin created by the WordPress community.

335.914 -> We'll have a solution for those who can't access the dashboard in a little bit.

339.557 -> So let's access the Add New page of the Plugins section.

342.76 -> Enter Health Check in the search bar on the top right corner and click

346.21 -> on "Install" and "Activate" Health check and troubleshooting.

349.25 -> Now the Site Health tool will have two new tabs: Troubleshooting and Tools.

353.887 -> Open the Troubleshooting tab and click on Enable Troubleshooting Mode.

357.89 -> The alterations you make to the website will not appear to your visitors.

361.53 -> This will deactivate all the plugins. If you don't see the error

365.03 -> when no plugins are active, it's time to start activating each plugin

368.63 -> individually until you find the one that causes the redirect loop.

372.286 -> If you can't access the WordPress admin area, open your site files in the web host's

377.001 -> cPanel or login to your site using the FTP protocol.

380.6 -> Open the wp-content folder, then enter the plugins folder.

384.429 -> Rename the folder to anything else, like

386.915 -> "plugins-date" to instantly disable all of the plugins.

390.801 -> If your site is now functional, one of your plugins is causing the redirect loop.

395.2 -> To locate the cause, change the name of your plugins folder

397.73 -> back to plugins, then rename one of the plugin's folders and reload your site.

403.043 -> Repeat these steps for each plugin

404.97 -> until you find the one that's causing the chain of redirects.

408.014 -> If this tutorial helped you, give it a like.

410.829 -> If you have any questions,

412.36 -> click on the link in the description to open a free support ticket.

415.69 -> You can find more tutorials in our Knowledge Base, at rankmath.com/kb/

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoYS0ENV4Sk