Does anyone know of a more bullet proof 'Redirect to child'?

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Hi There,

After using 'Redirect to first child' we've discovered that the redirect only works for items clicked on the site - the url is still accessible from Google or if it's typed in.

We've tried using a 301 redirect but suspect we need to use some regular expressions as the redirect continuously loops:
Redirect 301 /events/show/ /events/show/exhibit/


Does anyone know of a more bullet proof 'Redirect to child'?

Any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Ben

 
justrj replied on at Permalink Reply
justrj
Good Evening -
found an interesting article on using a header redirect here: http://www.concrete5.org/community/forums/customizing_c5/redirect_f...

Also, there is an add on available as well: http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/seo-301-redirects/...

Happy Coding!
drbiskit replied on at Permalink Reply
drbiskit
You could also try using the (Free!) addons fom Mnkras below. They don't apply a 're-direct to first child' rule, but are very good as a simple page redirect that you switch on and configure easily in the parent page attributes. They will do what you want.

First install this:
http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/page-selector-attribute...

Then this:
http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/page-redirect/...

Then look for 'Page redirect' in page properties -> custom attributes. It will provide the dashboard sitemap whcih will allow you to choose which page you want to redirect to.