301 URL tracker works when it likes

[MohsenRHUL]

Hi there,

Using Umbraco v7.8.1

Old url: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/our-alumni/for-alumni/support-us/our-priorities/david-cesarani-kobler-scholarship-fund/

Redirect url: https://intranet.royalholloway.ac.uk/giving/davidcesaranischolarshipfund.aspx

Doesn't work! This has happened before with other urls but then they just start working out of the blue or don't at all.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks.

[daniel-chenery]

What version of the URL Tracker are you running?
Forced Redirects were broken in 3.14

Also, is the old URL absolute or relative?
I can't remember if it makes a difference 🤔

[MohsenRHUL]

How can I check the url tracker version?

I'm not sure if they are absolute or relative - is there a way to check?

[MohsenRHUL]

I've found where the installed packages are on Umbraco and I do not see 301 url tracker as an installed package - how funny it is that I can see it in my home screen...

[daniel-chenery]

An absolute URL would be http://www.example.com/about-us. A relative URL is /about-us

It's likely installed via NuGet if you don't see it in the Umbraco Backoffice.

In VS go to Tools > NuGet Package Manager > Manage NuGet Packages for Solution. Hopefully you'll be able to find it in that list.

[MohsenRHUL]

Hi there, it's not there either.

Wondering if I should just install it and see what happens...

[daniel-chenery]

It shouldn't break anything. Just make sure you have a backup in case :)