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TYPO3 11.5 changed slug ends in wrong redirect

TYPO3 11.5.26.

I have had two pages called "test" in the page tree:

  1. page type=folder id=34 slug=test
  2. page type=standard id=10 slug=test1

Then I did rename the slug for 1 into 'test-folder' and the slug for 2 into 'test'.

  1. page type=folder id=34 slug=test-folder
  2. page type=standard id=10 slug=test

The page properties for 2 show well https//my-typo3-site.com/test in the slug field. But when I enter https//my-typo3-site.com/test into the browser tab url then it is immediately redirected into https//my-typo3-site.com/test-folder/ and I get a 404 page not found error. But the test-folder is a folder page and is not meant to be used for the front end.

How can I clear the slug cache in order also the TYPO3 frontend will show me the slugs as they are already in the backend? Or how does it come that the subpage test is redirected into test-folder?

Solution

  • It seems you've the redirects extension running. You can enter it in the backend module and delete some or all redirects there.
    I usually like to disable / uninstall the redirects extension completely, so those things can't happen.

    Strange things with slugs respectively URLs can happen when the extension "redirects" is installed. Your case is a simple one, but finding the reason for redirecting can be quite cumbersome if a slug is changed several times.

    Using the extension "redirects" can be quite useful for SEO and usability aspects but the editor has to be aware of it and know how to use it.