Pages are created automatically generating 404 errors

[val62-ctrl]

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Summary

Pages are automatically created on wordpress, generating 404 errors on redirection.I have attached a screen to give you an overview. Please could you help me ?

Environment

I am using Google Chrome, Wordpress version 6.7.1 and the redirection plugin I am using is yours, ''redirection''

[johngodley]

You have shown a screenshot of the 404 log. This is working as expected. What problem with the plugin are you experiencing?

[val62-ctrl]

It creates plenty of pages automatically. I have tested my plugins one by one, and it seems that this problem occurs only with ''redirection''

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________________________________ De : John ***@***.***> Envoyé : samedi 23 novembre 2024 15:16 À : johngodley/redirection ***@***.***> Cc : val62-ctrl ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Objet : Re: [johngodley/redirection] Pages are created automatically generating 404 errors (Issue #3942) You have shown a screenshot of the 404 log. This is working as expected. What problem with the plugin are you experiencing? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#3942 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BNE3CVNGAH4R3KIQ5MIIDBL2CCE5VAVCNFSM6AAAAABSJWCIPCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDIOJVGQ4TIMJSGQ>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[johngodley]

Sure, but you are describing the purpose of the plugin, it isn't a problem, it is supposed to log these 404s. These 'pages' are not being 'created', the requests are being logged.

[val62-ctrl]

very good, but how do you explain that when I remove the plugin and reinstall it to check, other 404 errors are not registered. Isn't it possible that the plugin conflicts with other plugins?

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________________________________ De : John ***@***.***> Envoyé : dimanche 24 novembre 2024 12:52 À : johngodley/redirection ***@***.***> Cc : val62-ctrl ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Objet : Re: [johngodley/redirection] Pages are created automatically generating 404 errors (Issue #3942) Sure, but you are describing the purpose of the plugin, it isn't a problem, it is supposed to log these 404s. These 'pages' are not being 'created', the requests are being logged. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#3942 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BNE3CVIIPNRSYK5LPU7MIL32CG4WZAVCNFSM6AAAAABSJWCIPCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDIOJVHE3DCNJYGA>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[johngodley]

If the plugin is running, and you enable the 404 logging option, then it will register any 404s on your site. If you remove the plugin then it cannot log 404s.

So far all you've described is that the plugin is working as expected. The plugin is not creating these requests, and it isn't creating pages. This is a log of requests being made to your site. When the plugin is not running then obviously these requests are not being logged - the plugin isn't running.

[johngodley]

If you don't want to see the log entries then you can disable the 404 logging option.

[val62-ctrl]

Ok, thanks but do you have any idea where the problem could come from? I have pages that are created automatically when I am on wordpress or on elementor

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________________________________ De : John ***@***.***> Envoyé : dimanche 24 novembre 2024 12:59 À : johngodley/redirection ***@***.***> Cc : val62-ctrl ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Objet : Re: [johngodley/redirection] Pages are created automatically generating 404 errors (Issue #3942) If the plugin is running, and you enable the 404 logging option, then it will register any 404s on your site. If you remove the plugin then it cannot log 404s. So far all you've described is that the plugin is working as expected. The plugin is not creating these requests, and it isn't creating pages. This is a log of requests being made to your site. When the plugin is not running then obviously these requests are not being logged - the plugin isn't running. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#3942 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BNE3CVI57KGEMQI4CG6EEQD2CG5QXAVCNFSM6AAAAABSJWCIPCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDIOJVHE3DGOJUGY>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[johngodley]

The plugin only reports what is being requested. It does not know why the requests are being made. You can use the information in the login - IP, referrer, user agent - to try and figure out why they are happening. It is possible they are from bots and can be ignored, but also they could be real problems. From your screenshot it looks like some image files are being requested and don't exist, but I can't tell you more than that.

[val62-ctrl]

I made 2 crawls: one before installing the plugin and the other after its installation (thanks to Updraft site backups). I noticed that the creation of pages was not done before installing the plugin, I attached 2 screens of screaming frog. So, the problem of page creation comes from the plugin. Despite the relevance of your plugin, I will use another one.

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________________________________ De : John ***@***.***> Envoyé : dimanche 24 novembre 2024 13:04 À : johngodley/redirection ***@***.***> Cc : val62-ctrl ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Objet : Re: [johngodley/redirection] Pages are created automatically generating 404 errors (Issue #3942) The plugin only reports what is being requested. It does not know why the requests are being made. You can use the information in the login - IP, referrer, user agent - to try and figure out why they are happening. It is possible they are from bots and can be ignored, but also they could be real problems. From your screenshot it looks like some image files are being requested and don't exist, but I can't tell you more than that. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#3942 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BNE3CVJ23KCVO6BKJGG36UT2CG6F5AVCNFSM6AAAAABSJWCIPCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDIOJVHE3DKOJRGE>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.

[johngodley]

I will repeat as there seems to be a problem in communication here. The plugin is not creating pages. It is only recording a log of 404 requests on your site. These requests will keep happening regardless of whether the plugin is running or not.