Would it be possible to setup a default redirect and when the number of "page not found's" surpass your set amount, then that default redirect will be assigned to that "page not found" url?

I ask because I am receiving several thousand entries a day. These are mostly search engines, but it does make it hard to find the legit reports.

Just wanted to throw the idea out there and get your thoughts.

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BrockBoland’s picture

BrockBoland commented
Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)

I've been mulling this over, and I don't think this module is the right place for this functionality.

I like the idea, but I think it needs more options than just a default - it would be too easy for a URL that should be pointing to content to wind up pointing to this default page. I think it would be better to make it conditional, so certain paths (for example) could redirect to different pages.

This functionality should be built into a different module, perhaps integrating with Rules.

bryancasler’s picture

bryancasler commented
Title: Auto-create redirects » Automatically create a redirect after a certain amount of 404's occur for a given page
Project: Page Not Found Reports » Rules
Component: Code » Provided Rules integration

Thanks for the feedback BrockBoland. I've moved this feature request over to the rules module issue que.

mitchell’s picture

mitchell commented
Component: Provided Rules integration » Rules Core

Updated component.

BrockBoland’s picture

BrockBoland commented
Status: Closed (works as designed) » Active

Probably want to re-open this if it's to be considered for inclusion in Rules.

mitchell’s picture

mitchell commented
Status: Active » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

Can Rules detect if a requested page isn't found?

tr’s picture

tr commented
Issue summary: View changes
Status: Postponed (maintainer needs more info) » Closed (won't fix)

No, Rules isn't the right way to do this. Custom code could do this, or perhaps there's another module available that could help you.