The Moz Q&A Forum

    • Forum
    • Questions
    • My Q&A
    • Users
    • Ask the Community

    Welcome to the Q&A Forum

    Browse the forum for helpful insights and fresh discussions about all things SEO.

    1. SEO and Digital Marketing Q&A Forum
    2. Categories
    3. Technical SEO Issues
    4. 301 redirects without .htaccess

    301 redirects without .htaccess

    Technical SEO Issues
    5 2 2.0k
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as question
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • NancyVPS
      NancyVPS last edited by

      I have a client that recently moved from an old ZenCart e-commerce site to Volusion.  The domain name did not change.  We need to redirect a bunch of the old URLs; however, Volusion's redirect tool does not work for URLS with "?" .  The old ZenCart structure is:

      http://www.mydomain.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=563

      Volusion is a hosted platform and we do not have access to the .htaccess file.

      Any suggestions on a workaround?

      Thanks!Nancy

      <colgroup><col width="960"></colgroup>
      |   |

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • GPainter
        GPainter last edited by

        I assume non of this was helpful - https://support.volusion.com/article/301-redirects

        Did you try shooting Volusion an email ?

        NancyVPS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • NancyVPS
          NancyVPS @GPainter last edited by

          I spoke to Volusion support at length, they were unable to come up with a solution.  I know how to do redirects using their system, the problem is that their system will not process redirects where the source url has a question mark.  And, since they do not allow access to .htaccess, I cannot post the redirects there.  I need a way to do the redirects outside of Volusion.

          GPainter 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • GPainter
            GPainter @NancyVPS last edited by

            The first thought that comes to mind is you could 301 to another site making a better URL structure then move it again but its ugly and not very optimized, perhaps moving to another platform that lets you do stuff you want/need to do is a better option ?  i'm afraid I'm not familiar with Volusion but if a software doesn't do what you want it to do its probably not the right software for you then.

            Good luck.

            NancyVPS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • NancyVPS
              NancyVPS @GPainter last edited by

              Thanks!  Unfortunately we can't change platforms for this, Volusion was chosen for its e-commerce capabilities and relatively non-technical backend interface.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • 1 / 1
              • First post
                Last post
              • URL structure change for pages without traffic: 301 redirect or not ?
                BlueCorona
                BlueCorona
                0
                5
                96

              • Help creating a 301 redirect in my htaccess file
                Felip3
                Felip3
                0
                4
                108

              • Redirect a 301 Redirect
                RedCaffeine
                RedCaffeine
                0
                5
                98

              • 301 redirects reverting to 302 redirects
                Devanur-Rafi
                Devanur-Rafi
                0
                6
                532

              • A script to automatically write 301 redirect rules to htaccess?
                Klarke
                Klarke
                0
                4
                799

              • Need Help writing 301 redirects in .htaccess file
                Dr-Pete
                Dr-Pete
                0
                5
                1.3k

              • 301 Redirect Domain or 301 Redirect Domain + Interior Pages
                Room214
                Room214
                0
                7
                1.1k

              • 301 redirect .htaccess problem
                sferrino
                sferrino
                0
                4
                709

              Get started with Moz Pro!

              Unlock the power of advanced SEO tools and data-driven insights.

              Start my free trial
              Products
              • Moz Pro
              • Moz Local
              • Moz API
              • Moz Data
              • STAT
              • Product Updates
              Moz Solutions
              • SMB Solutions
              • Agency Solutions
              • Enterprise Solutions
              • Digital Marketers
              Free SEO Tools
              • Domain Authority Checker
              • Link Explorer
              • Keyword Explorer
              • Competitive Research
              • Brand Authority Checker
              • Local Citation Checker
              • MozBar Extension
              • MozCast
              Resources
              • Blog
              • SEO Learning Center
              • Help Hub
              • Beginner's Guide to SEO
              • How-to Guides
              • Moz Academy
              • API Docs
              About Moz
              • About
              • Team
              • Careers
              • Contact
              Why Moz
              • Case Studies
              • Testimonials
              Get Involved
              • Become an Affiliate
              • MozCon
              • Webinars
              • Practical Marketer Series
              • MozPod
              Connect with us

              Contact the Help team

              Join our newsletter
              Moz logo
              © 2021 - 2026 SEOMoz, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. All rights reserved. Moz is a registered trademark of SEOMoz, Inc.
              • Accessibility
              • Terms of Use
              • Privacy