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    • GregB123
      GregB123 last edited by

      We have a https site and have been checking our 301 re-directs from the old http pages.

      All seem fine except one...and it is ONLY weird in Firefox (it works OK on Chrome and IE). The http version of that one URL is redirecting to the correct https URL, but with ?ref=wookmark being appended to the end. Why?

      On the Firefox browser only...

      http://www.easydigging.com/broadfork(dot)html

      301 redirects to

      https://www.easydigging.com/broadfork(dot)html?ref=wookmark

      From the research I did Wookmark seems to be a JQuery feature, but we do not use it (as far as I know). And even if we do, it probably should not pop up when doing a 301 redirect. I did try clearing my cache a few times, with no change in the problem.

      Any help is appreciated 🙂

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      • Martijn_Scheijbeler
        Martijn_Scheijbeler last edited by

        Hi,

        Have you checked the plugins that you're using within Firefox? It could be that one of the plugins will be causing the issue and is appending this to the actual URL.

        Martijn.

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        • GregB123
          GregB123 @Martijn_Scheijbeler last edited by

          Hi Martijn,

          I checked my FIrefox, and not seeing any plugins or addons that would cause that issue.

          It is strange that it is only that one page. None of my other similar pages do that...

          Did it happen on your computer? Any other ideas?

          Greg

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