Redirect on root domain behaves different - Not preserving query params

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Hi,
I have my Netlify site setup with a _redirects file according to the documentation:

I’m using the redirects to create short urls for specific pages:
/BTS20 ref=:ref /experiences/berlin-talent-summit?ref=:ref 301
/bts20 ref=:ref /experiences/berlin-talent-summit?ref=:ref 301
/BTS20 /experiences/berlin-talent-summit 301
/bts20 /experiences/berlin-talent-summit 301

As you can see I want the ref parameter to be preserved in the redirect url.

This works perfectly on my test system (with or without trailing slash)
:white_check_mark: Talentspace.io | Your home for online recruiting events
:white_check_mark: Talentspace.io | Your home for online recruiting events

But on my root domain the url without trailing slash will not preserve the refparameter:
:x: https://talentspace.io/BTS20?ref=netlify
:white_check_mark: https://talentspace.io/BTS20/?ref=netlify

I can’t see any difference in configuration between the two sites. This seems like a bug to me or some weird behavior because it’s the root domain.

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Hey @Wats0n, welcome to the forum :slight_smile:

I clicked your links and they seem to retain the ref param on my end. Here’s what I see when I click the link with the red x next to it:

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If that looks right to you, I wonder if doing a hard refresh of the page in your browser will clear the browser cache and pull the new redirect rules. Let me know and if this doesn’t help, we’ll revisit.

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Also wanted to share this resource in case it’s helpful:

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Hmm, now it works for me too.
Thank you for taking a look.

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Glad to hear. Let me know if you run into the same issue again down the road. For now, closing this out.