How do I redirect an old style post to a new URL format?

I have a website that is going to be converted to a new cms. The reason for doing this is to not lose inbound links and end up with dead pages in search engines.

In the old website the URLs are structured like:

website.com/4212/write-a-google-review

and in the new:

website.com/blog?write-a-google-review

although I have some flexibility in that I can add the ID into the URL string as in any of:

website.com/blog?4212&write-a-google-review

website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review

website.com/blog?4212/write-a-google-review

website.com/blog?write-a-google-review&4212

I have tried a number of rewrite variations some just matching the ID, others matching the text string, but haven't gotten the right formula yet.

RewriteRule ^4212/?$ blog?4212/write-a-google-review [NC,L] ## 

RewriteRule ^[4212]?$ blog?4212/write-a-google-review [NC,L] ##

Comment added testing the 1st answer (by Croises).

As a singular redirect I found that this works but only if I gave the full url with https://www.mywebsite.com/:

RewriteRule write-a-google-review/?$ https://www.mywebsite.com/blog?write-a-google-review [NC,L]

When I added the following two lines it resulted in a broken page, no styling, no post content output:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule ^(d+(?:/.+?)?)/?$ blog?$1 [L]

So curious I changed it to include the full url like the following and it worked as a regex solution for all entries:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule ^(d+(?:/.+?)?)/?$ http://www.mywebsite.com/blog?$1 [L]

edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:37

Abhishek Gurjar

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Bob M

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I have a website that is going to be converted to a new cms. The reason for doing this is to not lose inbound links and end up with dead pages in search engines.

In the old website the URLs are structured like:

website.com/4212/write-a-google-review

and in the new:

website.com/blog?write-a-google-review

although I have some flexibility in that I can add the ID into the URL string as in any of:

website.com/blog?4212&write-a-google-review

website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review

website.com/blog?4212/write-a-google-review

website.com/blog?write-a-google-review&4212

I have tried a number of rewrite variations some just matching the ID, others matching the text string, but haven't gotten the right formula yet.

RewriteRule ^4212/?$ blog?4212/write-a-google-review [NC,L] ## 

RewriteRule ^[4212]?$ blog?4212/write-a-google-review [NC,L] ##

Comment added testing the 1st answer (by Croises).

As a singular redirect I found that this works but only if I gave the full url with https://www.mywebsite.com/:

RewriteRule write-a-google-review/?$ https://www.mywebsite.com/blog?write-a-google-review [NC,L]

When I added the following two lines it resulted in a broken page, no styling, no post content output:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule ^(d+(?:/.+?)?)/?$ blog?$1 [L]

So curious I changed it to include the full url like the following and it worked as a regex solution for all entries:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule ^(d+(?:/.+?)?)/?$ http://www.mywebsite.com/blog?$1 [L]

edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:37

Abhishek Gurjar

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asked Nov 28 '18 at 15:23

Bob M

811210

add a comment |

I have a website that is going to be converted to a new cms. The reason for doing this is to not lose inbound links and end up with dead pages in search engines.

In the old website the URLs are structured like:

website.com/4212/write-a-google-review

and in the new:

website.com/blog?write-a-google-review

although I have some flexibility in that I can add the ID into the URL string as in any of:

website.com/blog?4212&write-a-google-review

website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review

website.com/blog?4212/write-a-google-review

website.com/blog?write-a-google-review&4212

I have tried a number of rewrite variations some just matching the ID, others matching the text string, but haven't gotten the right formula yet.

RewriteRule ^4212/?$ blog?4212/write-a-google-review [NC,L] ## 

RewriteRule ^[4212]?$ blog?4212/write-a-google-review [NC,L] ##

Comment added testing the 1st answer (by Croises).

As a singular redirect I found that this works but only if I gave the full url with https://www.mywebsite.com/:

RewriteRule write-a-google-review/?$ https://www.mywebsite.com/blog?write-a-google-review [NC,L]

When I added the following two lines it resulted in a broken page, no styling, no post content output:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule ^(d+(?:/.+?)?)/?$ blog?$1 [L]

So curious I changed it to include the full url like the following and it worked as a regex solution for all entries:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule ^(d+(?:/.+?)?)/?$ http://www.mywebsite.com/blog?$1 [L]

edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:37

Abhishek Gurjar

5,92772534

asked Nov 28 '18 at 15:23

Bob M

811210

I have a website that is going to be converted to a new cms. The reason for doing this is to not lose inbound links and end up with dead pages in search engines.

In the old website the URLs are structured like:

website.com/4212/write-a-google-review

and in the new:

website.com/blog?write-a-google-review

although I have some flexibility in that I can add the ID into the URL string as in any of:

website.com/blog?4212&write-a-google-review

website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review

website.com/blog?4212/write-a-google-review

website.com/blog?write-a-google-review&4212

I have tried a number of rewrite variations some just matching the ID, others matching the text string, but haven't gotten the right formula yet.

RewriteRule ^4212/?$ blog?4212/write-a-google-review [NC,L] ## 

RewriteRule ^[4212]?$ blog?4212/write-a-google-review [NC,L] ##

Comment added testing the 1st answer (by Croises).

As a singular redirect I found that this works but only if I gave the full url with https://www.mywebsite.com/:

RewriteRule write-a-google-review/?$ https://www.mywebsite.com/blog?write-a-google-review [NC,L]

When I added the following two lines it resulted in a broken page, no styling, no post content output:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule ^(d+(?:/.+?)?)/?$ blog?$1 [L]

So curious I changed it to include the full url like the following and it worked as a regex solution for all entries:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule ^(d+(?:/.+?)?)/?$ http://www.mywebsite.com/blog?$1 [L]

.htaccess mod-rewrite

edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:37

Abhishek Gurjar

5,92772534

asked Nov 28 '18 at 15:23

Bob M

811210

edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:37

Abhishek Gurjar

5,92772534

asked Nov 28 '18 at 15:23

Bob M

811210

edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:37

Abhishek Gurjar

5,92772534

edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:37

Abhishek Gurjar

5,92772534

edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:37

Abhishek Gurjar

5,92772534

asked Nov 28 '18 at 15:23

Bob M

811210

asked Nov 28 '18 at 15:23

Bob M

811210

asked Nov 28 '18 at 15:23

Bob M

811210

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You can use:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule ^(d+(?:/.+?)?)/?$ blog?$1 [R=301,QSA,L]

edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:45

answered Nov 28 '18 at 15:49

Croises

17.3k42142

Thx - it works after I proceed the word blog with the full URL including https. I added a comment to the original post.

– Bob M
Nov 28 '18 at 23:30

It's because you ask for redirection, not rewrite. I add the R=301 for that.

– Croises
Nov 29 '18 at 0:46

For the problem with css or pictures, add <base href="/"> or path to the folder, in your html head.

– Croises
Nov 29 '18 at 0:48

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RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)blog?4212($|&)

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)write-a-google-review($|&)

RewriteRule ^website.com/index.php$ /website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review&%{QUERY_STRING}

From

website.com/index.php?blog?4212&write-a-google-review

To

website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review

Regex

RewriteRule ^([a-z]+)/([0-9]+)/([a-z0-9-]+)?$ index.php?alias=$1?$2-$3 [L]



Array

(

    [alias] => blog?8753-lowering-expectations-with-skype

)

edited Nov 28 '18 at 17:57

answered Nov 28 '18 at 17:15

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You can use:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule ^(d+(?:/.+?)?)/?$ blog?$1 [R=301,QSA,L]

edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:45

answered Nov 28 '18 at 15:49

Croises

17.3k42142

Thx - it works after I proceed the word blog with the full URL including https. I added a comment to the original post.

– Bob M
Nov 28 '18 at 23:30

It's because you ask for redirection, not rewrite. I add the R=301 for that.

– Croises
Nov 29 '18 at 0:46

For the problem with css or pictures, add <base href="/"> or path to the folder, in your html head.

– Croises
Nov 29 '18 at 0:48

add a comment |

You can use:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule ^(d+(?:/.+?)?)/?$ blog?$1 [R=301,QSA,L]

edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:45

answered Nov 28 '18 at 15:49

Croises

17.3k42142

Thx - it works after I proceed the word blog with the full URL including https. I added a comment to the original post.

– Bob M
Nov 28 '18 at 23:30

It's because you ask for redirection, not rewrite. I add the R=301 for that.

– Croises
Nov 29 '18 at 0:46

For the problem with css or pictures, add <base href="/"> or path to the folder, in your html head.

– Croises
Nov 29 '18 at 0:48

add a comment |

You can use:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule ^(d+(?:/.+?)?)/?$ blog?$1 [R=301,QSA,L]

edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:45

answered Nov 28 '18 at 15:49

Croises

17.3k42142

You can use:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule ^(d+(?:/.+?)?)/?$ blog?$1 [R=301,QSA,L]

edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:45

answered Nov 28 '18 at 15:49

Croises

17.3k42142

edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:45

answered Nov 28 '18 at 15:49

Croises

17.3k42142

answered Nov 28 '18 at 15:49

Croises

17.3k42142

answered Nov 28 '18 at 15:49

Croises

17.3k42142

Thx - it works after I proceed the word blog with the full URL including https. I added a comment to the original post.

– Bob M
Nov 28 '18 at 23:30

It's because you ask for redirection, not rewrite. I add the R=301 for that.

– Croises
Nov 29 '18 at 0:46

For the problem with css or pictures, add <base href="/"> or path to the folder, in your html head.

– Croises
Nov 29 '18 at 0:48

add a comment |

Thx - it works after I proceed the word blog with the full URL including https. I added a comment to the original post.

– Bob M
Nov 28 '18 at 23:30

It's because you ask for redirection, not rewrite. I add the R=301 for that.

– Croises
Nov 29 '18 at 0:46

For the problem with css or pictures, add <base href="/"> or path to the folder, in your html head.

– Croises
Nov 29 '18 at 0:48

Thx - it works after I proceed the word blog with the full URL including https. I added a comment to the original post.

– Bob M
Nov 28 '18 at 23:30

It's because you ask for redirection, not rewrite. I add the R=301 for that.

– Croises
Nov 29 '18 at 0:46

For the problem with css or pictures, add <base href="/"> or path to the folder, in your html head.

– Croises
Nov 29 '18 at 0:48

add a comment |

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)blog?4212($|&)

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)write-a-google-review($|&)

RewriteRule ^website.com/index.php$ /website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review&%{QUERY_STRING}

From

website.com/index.php?blog?4212&write-a-google-review

To

website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review

Regex

RewriteRule ^([a-z]+)/([0-9]+)/([a-z0-9-]+)?$ index.php?alias=$1?$2-$3 [L]



Array

(

    [alias] => blog?8753-lowering-expectations-with-skype

)

edited Nov 28 '18 at 17:57

answered Nov 28 '18 at 17:15

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RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)blog?4212($|&)

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)write-a-google-review($|&)

RewriteRule ^website.com/index.php$ /website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review&%{QUERY_STRING}

From

website.com/index.php?blog?4212&write-a-google-review

To

website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review

Regex

RewriteRule ^([a-z]+)/([0-9]+)/([a-z0-9-]+)?$ index.php?alias=$1?$2-$3 [L]



Array

(

    [alias] => blog?8753-lowering-expectations-with-skype

)

edited Nov 28 '18 at 17:57

answered Nov 28 '18 at 17:15

Shailesh Dwivedi

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RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)blog?4212($|&)

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)write-a-google-review($|&)

RewriteRule ^website.com/index.php$ /website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review&%{QUERY_STRING}

From

website.com/index.php?blog?4212&write-a-google-review

To

website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review

Regex

RewriteRule ^([a-z]+)/([0-9]+)/([a-z0-9-]+)?$ index.php?alias=$1?$2-$3 [L]



Array

(

    [alias] => blog?8753-lowering-expectations-with-skype

)

edited Nov 28 '18 at 17:57

answered Nov 28 '18 at 17:15

Shailesh Dwivedi

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RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)blog?4212($|&)

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)write-a-google-review($|&)

RewriteRule ^website.com/index.php$ /website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review&%{QUERY_STRING}

From

website.com/index.php?blog?4212&write-a-google-review

To

website.com/blog?4212-write-a-google-review

Regex

RewriteRule ^([a-z]+)/([0-9]+)/([a-z0-9-]+)?$ index.php?alias=$1?$2-$3 [L]



Array

(

    [alias] => blog?8753-lowering-expectations-with-skype

)

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answered Nov 28 '18 at 17:15

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