Fix redirect error in WordPress

When you see this error it indicates something is causing too many redirects and the server can't complete the request, an infinite redirection loop. This issue is typically caused by incorrect settings for the domain, but could also be caused by third party services like CloudFlare.

The error messages as seen in various browsers:

• Google Chrome

        This page isn't working
        example.com redirected you too many times.
        Try clearing your cookies.
        ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS
      

• Firefox

        The page isn't redirecting properly
        Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for
        this address in a way that will never complete.      
      

• Microsoft Edge

        Hmmm...can't reach this page      
      

Note: Always backup your WordPress site before modifying any files.

1. Connect to your website with an FTP client.
2. Edit the wp-config.php file located in the remote directory your WordPress site is live in.
3. Update or add the following lines below define('WP_DEBUG', false);:

       define( 'WP_SITEURL', 'http://example.com/wordpress');
       define( 'WP_HOME', 'http://example.com');

   • WP_SITEURL is the Site Address (URL) in General Settings.
   • WP_HOME is the Site Address (URL) in General Settings.
   • Protocol should be either http or https, but never both.
   • Sub-domain should be with www or without www, but never both.
   • Domain can be different if the site requires it(e.g. http://example.com/blog).
4. Save the changes.
5. Clear your browser cache.
6. Navigate to your site in a browser to test if the error is gone.

Next Steps

• If you're using CloudFlare to manage SSL traffic with their Flexible SSL product, you can find more details on their support page.
• In some cases an SEO or redirect plugin can cause this, in which case you should read the article Troubleshoot and fix WordPress plugin errors.

More info

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