New page forwarding to the old page it replaced

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Hi all!

I am new to working with Webflow and need a little help.

I needed to update my services page so I duplicated the page, renamed the original page ‘Services Old’ and changed the name of new page from ‘Services Copy’ to ‘Services’,

After publishing, I can only see my old page. Even if I type the correct URL in the browser, it automatically opens the old page. Is there a redirect I need to delete?

Thank you,
Jason

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Hi Jason,

When you have two pages competing for the same URL, you’ll need to resolve this conflict first. Here are your options for handling the ‘Services Old’ page:

  1. Delete the page if you no longer need it
  2. Save it as a draft to preserve the content while removing it from your live site
  3. Change its slug to something different (e.g., ‘services-archive’)

After handling the old page, set up a 301 redirect to ensure visitors reaching the old URL are automatically directed to your new services page:

  1. Go to Site settings
  2. Navigate to Publishing > 301 redirects
  3. Click “Add redirect”
  4. Enter the old URL path in the “From” field
  5. Enter the new services page URL in the “To” field
  6. Save the redirect

This approach maintains your SEO value and provides a seamless experience for your visitors.

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

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When you move a static page by changing the slug, Webflow creates a 301 redirect automatically to route traffic from the old location to the new one.

You’ll need to go into your 301 redirects under site settings and remove that.