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4XX (Client Error) Double URL Link Problem

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360360 last edited by

Hi,

I have a wordpres site and have 140 4XX (Client Error) errors such as:

http://www.campervanhire.com/advertise/http:%2F%2Fwww.campervanhire.com%2Fadvertise%2F

http://www.campervanhire.com/australia/camper-van-hire-australia/http:%2F%2Fwww.campervanhire.com%2Faustralia%2Fcamper-van-hire-australia%2F

The bulk are all the same problem, different urls but all duplicated with %2F at the end.

Not sure how they were generated or how fix this?
Any info would be great!

Thanks in advance,

Malcolm
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360360 @AlanMosley last edited by

Thanks Alan

I will try that idea
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AlanMosley last edited by

I say you have a plugin or somthing doing this.

%2F = /

when encoded,

why irt is being encoded I can not tell without your souce code. but i would disable my plugins untill i find wicth one is doing it
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