Hi, Is there any way that using redirect.json we can redirect a URL to another external URL? for example: I want to sitedomain.com/yt to redirect to “ anothersite.com/something ”

Not sure that you can use redirect.json, this is a workaround script on code injection on page/post window.location.href = "http://www.example.com";

Yes, here’s a thread with a list of different examples: [image] Redirect with dynamic links Developer help Try this: { "from": "/game/(.*)", "to": "https://your.awesome.domain/room/$1" } Couple of resources as well: Docs redirects.json from…

Thanks, But I tried it, it’s not working… I used it like this: [{ “from”: “/youtube/” , “to”: “/ Moeen - YouTube ”, “permanent”: true }]

The to url should look like this: "to": "https://youtube.com/channel/..." - no preceding / or $1 btw, when you’re pasting config files, if you surround them with 3 backticks, it’ll be easier for other people to read :slight_smile: e.g.: ``` [{ }] ```

Thanks a lot, I also tried that, but with out those also not working, my redirect is like this: [{“from”:“/youtube/”,“to”:“ https://youtube.com/channel/UCtEVbIj5ZkmUTM2n272xu8Q","permanent ”:true}] but it goes to a URL like this: https://moeen.salehi.pw/https:/youtube.com/channel/uctevbij5zkmutm…

Does this happen in incognito as well? If you tried with an incorrect redirect, sometimes your browser will remember for a few hours

No in incognito it’s ok, thanks for the input.

Using the YAML file, you can do this as follows: 301: /url-goes-here : https://redirect-goes-here.com Example: [Screen Shot 2022-05-19 at 3.30.03 PM] Note: If you use a “/” in front of the URL you’re redirecting too, it will cause a 404 error, as Ghost will go to “ yourdomain.com/ https://redire…

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vikaspotluri123 March 26, 2021, 12:19am 3

Yes, here’s a thread with a list of different examples:

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