# Redirect Options

Redirect settings allow you to fine-tune how the Medianova Panel processes incoming requests before forwarding them to the target URL.\
You can configure path handling, query parameters, and HTTPS behavior to ensure redirects work exactly as needed.

### Path Forwarding

Path forwarding determines how the path portion of the source URL (the part after the domain) is handled during the redirect.\
Medianova supports three modes:

* **All**: Forwards the entire path from the original request to the target.
* **None**: Ignores the original path and always redirects to the base or fixed target URL.
* **Capture**: Forwards only the variable part that matches a wildcard or pattern, excluding the fixed part.

<table><thead><tr><th width="169">Mode</th><th width="332.0001220703125">Description</th><th>Example</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>All</td><td>Forwards the entire path.</td><td><code>oldsite.com/docs/page1</code> → <code>newsite.com/docs/page1</code></td></tr><tr><td>None</td><td>Ignores the original path.</td><td><code>oldsite.com/docs/page1</code> → <code>newsite.com</code></td></tr><tr><td>Capture</td><td>Forwards only the wildcard/variable part.</td><td><code>oldsite.com/docs/*</code> → <code>newsite.com/page1</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
Ensure the source pattern matches correctly; otherwise the redirect may not trigger.\
Using wildcards (e.g., `*`) or partial paths helps capture a wider range of requests.
{% endhint %}

### Query Forwarding

Controls whether query parameters (the part of a URL after `?`) are passed along to the target URL.

* **Enabled**: Keeps the original query string. This is useful if the destination page needs the same parameters.
* **Disabled**: Removes the query string. This helps simplify URLs when the parameters are not required.

{% hint style="info" %}
Enable this option only if your target can handle the same parameters. Otherwise, it’s better to disable to avoid unnecessary complexity.
{% endhint %}

| Mode     | Description                | Example                                         |
| -------- | -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| Enabled  | Query string is forwarded. | `example.com?page=1` → `destination.com?page=1` |
| Disabled | Query string is dropped.   | `example.com?page=1` → `destination.com`        |

### HTTPS Options

Redirect behavior over HTTPS can be customized with two options: **Enable HTTPS** and **Force HTTPS**.

* Use **Enable HTTPS** to support secure requests with an automatically managed SSL/TLS certificate.
* Use **Force HTTPS** to ensure all traffic is encrypted, even if users try to connect over plain HTTP.

| Option       | Description                                                                             | Example                                                              |
| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Enable HTTPS | Accepts secure requests over HTTPS. SSL/TLS certificates are provisioned automatically. | `https://oldsite.com` → `https://newsite.com`                        |
| Force HTTPS  | Redirects all HTTP requests to HTTPS before forwarding. Must be used with Enable HTTPS. | `http://oldsite.com` → `https://oldsite.com` → `https://newsite.com` |


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