CakePHP 3.7 Url is adding to query String

Question

Using cakephp 3.7 when clicked on the Navigation bar New url is added to query string of the Params, Here is the result

Link should redirect user to

http://merchant1.com/users/gallery

but in the browser address bar below it actually, redirect to

http://merchant1.com/users/merchant?redirect=%2Fhqusers%2Fgallery

Here is the Debug result of $this->request->params

Array (
    [controller] => users
    [action] => merchant
    [pass] => Array
        (
        )

    [plugin] => 
    [_matchedRoute] => /:controller/:action/*
    [?] => Array
        (
            [redirect] => /users/gallery
        )

    [_ext] => 
    [isAjax] =>  
)

Below is Auth config

$this->Auth->config([   
    'authenticate' => [
        'Form' => [                     
            'fields' => [
                'username' => 'email',
                'password' => 'password'
            ],
            'userModel' => 'Users'
        ]                           
    ],
    'loginAction' => [
        'controller' => 'users',
        'action' => 'login'
    ],
    'loginRedirect' => [
        'controller' => 'users',
        'action' => 'login'
    ],
    'logoutRedirect' => [
        'controller' => 'users',
        'action' => 'logout'
    ],              
    'storage' => [
        'className' => 'Session',
        'key' => 'Auth.users'
    ]
]);

What is wrong here.

Answer 1

Found solution for the above issue

I have to replaced

$this->Auth->allow('gallery')

to

$this->Auth->allow(['gallery'])

in the beforeFilter method of the controller.