Remove all of the force SSL plugins that you’re running, revert back to your default settings in the wp-config.php and .htaccess before applying forces to use HTTPS. This will remove all of the conflicts you are having and the redirect loops. After that, follow these steps: Go and download Interconnect IT’s Database Search & Replace … Read more
I think you should encode the & to avoid potential conflicts: http://domain.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http://domain.com/specificpage/?parameter1=dog&parameter2=dog&parameter3=cat
Yes, it’s a standard feature. For the most part it is safe to print them so people can type in the shorter URLs. But… if you will ever end up with duplicate slugs, say www.example.com/about/contact and www.example.com/department/hr/contact (so, both slugs are contact WordPress can only show 1 page for each slug. So, if you’re ever … Read more
RedirectMatch and Redirect interfering with each other In the example you’ve given, RedirectMatch (mod_alias) and RewriteRule (mod_rewrite) are “interfering with each other”, not Redirect. Redirect is a mod_alias directive, that works with RedirectMatch – so you wouldn’t necessarily expect these to conflict in this way. As mentioned above, RewriteRule is a mod_rewrite directive, whereas RedirectMatch … Read more
This line added to functions.php (ideally in a child theme, or a plugin) will remove it: add_filter( ‘x_redirect_by’, ‘__return_false’ );
Have you tried clicking Wordfence’s button, ‘Repair all Repairable Files’? It may be able to replace all the plugin and WP core files with the correct repository versions. You are right that if you back up, wipe the site, and reload the backup, you’re not accomplishing anything. That said, you need some kind of backup, … Read more
Use this before any mod_rewrite directives: RedirectMatch Permanent ^/art/(\d+).html /?p=$1
If you remove your Redirect from the .htaccess file, you could try adding a custom 404.php template file to your theme. I’m not sure exactly what you are asking. Do you want the page to Redirect, or do you want a custom 404 page that displays similar items? To achieve the show similar posts using … Read more
post_status is part of the $post object which you can use to determine if it is published, a draft, pending, etc. if( $post->post_status == ‘pending’ ) // do stuff
I solved this issue myself, it was quite easy and I’m surprised nobody else supplied an answer. Having said that, the solution is to add a few lines of code that check what the author ID is of the profile you’re viewing and compare it to the ID of the currently logged in user. This … Read more