301 redirect all child pages to parent directory using .htaccess

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I need to 301 redirect all child pages of a specific parent directory on my website.

i.e. redirect www.example/com/parent/child and www.example.com/parent/another-child etc. to www.example.com/parent

Is this achievable using the .htaccess file?

"parent page" - do you mean "directory"? Is /parent a physical directory on the filesystem? If not, how are these URLs being routed? — MrWhite, Commented Sep 29, 2017 at 15:17
I meant directory (edited now) /parent is both a directory and a page. — Double Clicked, Commented Sep 29, 2017 at 15:18

MrWhite · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-29 15:39:44Z

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Near the top of the .htaccess file in the root of your site, you can add the following:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(parent/). /$1 [R,L]

The $1 is just a backreference to "parent/" (saves repetition).

Change R to R=301 if this is intended to be permanent. (But only after you have confirmed that it works.)

answered Sep 29, 2017 at 15:39

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