General FAQ

• What is a Redirect Manager app, and why your Shopify store needs one ?

  If you run a Shopify store, broken links and deleted product pages are inevitable: products go out of stock, URLs change, collections get reorganized, or you migrate from another platform. A Redirect Manager app solves that problem by catching visitors who hit a 404 (page not found) and sending them to the right place instead of a dead end. Nabu Redirect Manager focuses on two powerful types of fixes: 404 redirects — map a single broken URL to a new target (one-to-one). 404 wildcFew readers

• How to create a redirect in Nabu Redirect Manager

  Static redirects in Nabu Redirect Manager let you permanently redirect an old URL to a new one. These redirects are synced directly to your Shopify store Open the Nabu Redirect Manager app and go to the homepage. Click the "Create Redirect" button in the top right corner. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/e/b/1/4/eb146ac45ce84800/image1mkq9uw.png =1041xauto) In the Source Path field, enter the old URL path you want to redirect from. (https://storage.cFew readers

• How to enable App Embed Block for Redirect Manager?

  Learn how to enable app embed block for Redirect Manager in your theme Enabling the app embed block is a required step to activate live 404 broken link tracking and wildcard redirection. To get started, go to the settings and select "App Embed Block". (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/e/b/1/4/eb146ac45ce84800/image8q4n0j.png =692xauto) After navigating to the app embed settings page, confirm that the app embed block is activated. Proceed by clicking on "SetupFew readers

• How to Create Wildcard Redirects in Nabu Redirect Manager

  In Nabu Redirect Manager, wildcard redirects let you automatically redirect multiple missing (404) URLs that follow a pattern to a new location. This is especially useful when old URL structures no longer exist, but you want visitors to land on relevant new pages instead of seeing a 404 error. Open the Nabu Redirect Manager app and go to the Wildcard Redirects tab. Click Create Wildcard Redirect in the top right corner. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/e/b/1/4Few readers

• Why isn’t my redirect working after I created it ?

  If your redirect isn’t taking visitors where you expect, don’t panic — most failures come down to a few common causes. Below is a complete, practical checklist you can follow to find and fix the problem. All possible reasons a redirect may not work : The “From” URL doesn’t return a 404 : Our app currently supports 404 redirects only. For the redirect to work correctly, the original URL must return a 404 error. Redirect wasn’t saved or synced to Shopify : Sometimes the rediFew readers

• How does the Redirect Manager detect 404 errors on my store ?

  When a visitor lands on a URL that doesn’t exist (a 404), Nabu Redirect Manager automatically logs that URL so you can act on it. The app makes it easy to see broken links as they happen and either fix them or ignore them — no manual scanning required. What happens when someone hits a 404 ? A customer visits a broken URL (404) on your storefront. Nabu Redirect Manager detects the 404 and adds the URL to the app’s “Unresolved 404s” list on the Redirect Manager homepage. The eFew readers

• What are the supported RegEx syntax for redirects in Nabu Redirect Manager?

  Nabu Redirect Manager supports JavaScript-style Regular Expressions (RegEx) for setting up advanced redirects in your Shopify store. Supported RegEx Syntax Here are the main RegEx features supported in the app: Anchors ^ → Matches the start of a URL path. $ → Matches the end of a URL path. Character Classes . → Matches any single character. abc → Matches any one character inside the brackFew readers

• How to Create RegEx Redirects in Nabu Redirect Manager?

  RegEx (Regular Expressions) lets you create powerful, pattern-based redirects for your Shopify store using the Nabu Redirect Manager app. With RegEx, you can redirect multiple URLs that follow a pattern to a new destination in one step. What is RegEx? Regular Expressions (RegEx) are a way of defining patterns to match text. Instead of writing separate redirects for every possible product URL, RegEx allows you to set rules that match groups of URLs at once. For example, you can match alFew readers