Seemingly simple redirect in IIS using web.config file

iis, redirect, url-rewriting, web-config

Solution

Try this one:

<rewrite>
  <rules>
    <rule name="WP Redirect" stopProcessing="true">
      <match url="^wp/(.*)$" ignoreCase="false" />
      <action type="Redirect" redirectType="Permanent" url="http://www.mysite.com/{R:1}" />
    </rule>
  </rules>
</rewrite>

Problem

I've restructured a WordPress site that's hosted on a Windows server, so I'm trying to redirect with a web.config file. I've tried dozens of variations from examples and I can't make it work. The new urls have changed from this: www.mysite.com/wp/whatever-else to this: www.mysite.com/whatever-else Some examples I've tried include: ``` <rewrite> <rules> <rule name="WP Redirect"> <match url="^(.*)/wp/(.*)" /> <action type="Rewrite" url="{R:1}/{R:2}" /> </rule> </rules> </rewrite> ``` ``` <rewrite> <rules> <rule name="WP Redirect"> <match url="^(.*)/?wp(.*)" /> <action type="Rewrite" url="http://www.mysite.com/{R:1}" /> </rule> </rules> </rewrite> ``` ``` <rewrite> <rules> <rule name=""WP Redirect" stopProcessing="true"> <match url="^com/wp/?" /> <conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAny" trackAllCaptures="true"> </conditions> <action type="Redirect" url="{R:1}/" /> </rule> </rules> </rewrite> ``` Any suggestions? I'm stumped. Thanks.

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