Useful Little Things

So I upgraded this blog to WordPress 3.0 today. Since everything went well, I updated my other site, microISVResearch.org.  Everything worked fine until I created a new page, then deleted it.

My homepage (index.php) started redirecting to the page I had just created. Since the page had been deleted, what I actually saw was my 404 page. Uncool!

I tried changing to the default WordPress 3.0 theme, but that didn’t fix the problem. I disabled the All-in-One SEO pack, but that didn’t help either. Out of desperation, I disabled every plugin, and — viola! — it worked.

I reenabled everything but Redirection and everything was still working. So, the Redirection plugin was the culprit. I reported the issue. We’ll see if it gets fixed.

Note: If you add a parameter to the request, like http://usefullittlethings.com?x=y, the problem goes away.

Update: I’ve given up waiting on a fix from the author. I uninstalled the plugin and replaced it with the Simple 301 Redirects Plugin from Scott Nelle.