FAQ

Why doesn't my redirects work?

Skybrud Redirects adds a ASP.NET Core middleware that executes at the end of the request pipeline. The middleware only looks for redirects if the response in this state has a 404 Not Found.

A typical issue is that a custom 404 page has been configured in Umbraco, but instead of 404 Not Found, it incorrectly returns a 200 OK status code instead. This means that the redirects midlleware doesn't look for redirects.

The best way to validate the status code is to access a non-existing URL on your site and confirm that the returned status code is in fact 404 Not Found. The screenshot below is from the Network tab in Chrome's Developer Tools.

Does the package support importing redirects?

Not directly. Since this requires a few extra dependencies, the import functionality is available in the Skybrud Redirects Import add-on.

This add-on supports both importing redirects from a CSV, XLSX or JSON file, as well as exporting existing redirects to the same formats.