Running Ecommerce Plus PHP v7.7.6
Using SEO Friendly URL's.
Using parameter: $detlinkspacechar='-';

Here is a minor bug report. Steps to reproduce are:

(1) Create a webpage using attributes like:
Reference: webpage-error-test
Prod Name: Webpage Error Test
Display Product: Tick (Yes)
Populate other fields with whatever details.
Submit and Test to confirm the page displays correct, which it does.

(2) Leave that webpage URL open in a browser tab.

(3) Back to Admin Panel and change: Display Product: Untick (No)
Submit to save.
Now go to the webpage URL you left open in a browser tab.
Press F5 to refresh the page.
Notice that the browser then displays this message:

The page isn’t redirecting properly

The Google Search Console will report that page as having a "Redirect Error".

WHY?

(4) Notice that the webpage "Reference" and "Prod Name" will produce an identical URL: webpage-error-test
Now make this alteration and Submit ...
Reference: webpage-error

"Reference" and "Prod Name" are no longer identical.
Now go to the webpage URL you left open in a browser tab.
Press F5 to refresh the page.

Now you will get the proper "404 Page Not Found" message, exactly as intended.

Hoping that makes sense


Gary

Bump, this issue still exists ...

Page ID: national-peacekeepers-day
And
Page Title and H1 Heading: National Peacekeepers Day
(both identical)
And Display Page: No
Causes: Redirect error. redirected too many times.

Change Page Title and H1 Heading to: National Peacekeepers Day Sunday 14 September 2025
No longer identical to Page ID and properly displays the intended Not Found page.

Gary

Hi Gary
I've been trying to recreate this here and can't and that seems to be because of changes I made for v7.8.7 so if you haven't updated, could you try that first? And if you have, is there a test site where you have this situation setup that I can get access to?

Vince

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