Redirecting directory - not page.

i've since moved website wordpress bc. page 301 redirects work fine. i'm having difficulty redirecting "directories."

 

for instance, wordpress creates post - typically www.domain.com/2013/03/this-is-my-post/

the issue there no extension on page name. 

 

what not want go , create 100+ fake index pages bc recongnize page.

 

is there solution redictring pages this. htaccess not work obviously.

 

thanks!

you going have manually create each url redirect individually- you'll need recreate pages on old site somewehre on new site (like blog posts) , once ready on bc site you'll have redirect them.  can make redirects , pages or without url.

 

here's suggest-- first, use wordpress plugin http://wordpress.org/plugins/navayan-csv-export/ export page data csv , open csv file in google docs, excel or other spreadsheet program.

 

on bc there's way import redirects @ once -- if goto site domains > url redirects > import url redirects there button download import file.  download bc's import file , delete in besides column names (like instructions , sample data).  read instructions first familiar spreadsheet.  then, paste urls wordpress exported csv file "old url" column in bc import spreadsheet.

 

now, have old urls in 1 column , need add new urls other column before importing bc.

 

the real way download bc site's sitemap.xml file... should @ http://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml.  if file not exist , 404 error, there's hidden page can access (not in bc admin menus anymore) visit url: http://yourdomain.com/adminconsole/#!/utilities/seo.aspx

 

obviously, replaec yourdomain.com bc site domain , on screen should re-enable sitemaps.  takes 24 hours generate if it's not there right away after re-enable sitemap.xml wait day.  have access sitemap.xml file need save file hitting ctrl-s or cmd-s in browser when viewing sitemap.xml file.

 

once sitemap.xml file saved locally can use online tool convert xml data csv file open spreadsheet. i've used http://www.luxonsoftware.com/converter/xmltoexcel , works great.  1 download csv file site , unzip it, open , copy file urls.

 

copy urls sitemap.xml convertd csv file @ once temporary column on bc import spreadsheet , move them on one-by-one new url column match old url next it.

 

it's going take time that's quickest way can think of 300+ pages.  can use whatever urls want have manually point each old url new ones , there's no "smart folder redirect".

 

there new feature on bc if have url called @ "/contact-us" , visits url "/contact" should find contact page automatically i'm not sure that's going work blog posts, etc.

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