How do I set up redirect in a specific case?

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Hello,

We are in the process of migrating our website from Wordpress. The URL on Wordpress is https://domain.com/name_of_article.

How can I set up a redirect so that it becomes https://domain.com/articles/name_of_article OR remains the same https://domain.com/name_of_article so that the links on our social media continue to work?

Thank you.

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Hi there!

To set up a 301 redirect in Webflow, first ensure you handle any existing pages:

  1. For an existing static page, you’ll need to either:
    • Delete the page
    • Save it as a draft
    • Change its slug

Then set up the redirect:

  1. Go to Site settings > Publishing > 301 redirects
  2. Enter the old URL in the “Old path” field
  3. Enter the new URL in the “Redirect to path” field
  4. Publish your site to activate the redirect

Hopefully this helps! If you still need assistance, please reply here so somebody from the community can help.

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You’re going to have to create a lot of redirects.

Tips…

  • Google sheets is good for this.
  • Create at least 1 redirect manually as a test, export your existing redirects first, add your new redirects to that exported file in a spreadsheet, and then re-import it
  • In your WP site, it’s often easiest to use the sitemap and an online tool to extract the URLs, and find your blog ones
  • The rest is copy-paste, or formulas to create your redirectTo path
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Thank you. Your advice was very helpful in solving the problem.

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