Using Yoast SEO or caching plugins causes ERR_TOO_MANY

Suddenly accessing the website after turning on SSL gives an error and the browser displays "ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS"? Many webmasters will first think of server configuration issues, but in reality, this type of error is also often associated with SEO plugins or caching plugins, especially when using WordPress.

When this type of issue occurs, the entire website may be completely inaccessible, severely affecting operations. The following will provide a step-by-step solution from common scenarios to help restore normal access.

I. What are ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS?

This error is reported when the browser is constantly redirected by the website and eventually exceeds the jump count limit. This kind of circular jumping is common in scenarios such as inconsistent address settings, multiple redirection rules, plugin conflicts, etc.

WordPress Users are using Yoast SEO, LiteSpeed Cache, WP Super Cache,W3 Total Cache This issue can be triggered when plugins such as HTTPS hops, caching rules, or certain auto-redirects are not set up correctly or are enabled.

II. Common Trigger Scenarios

1. Yoast SEO changes Canonical or path settings

Some users have enabled advanced settings in Yoast SEO to manually tweak canonical links, meta links, or forceredirectsoption, which can easily result in the WordPress address not matching the actual access path.

2. Cache plugin set to force jumps

Caching plugins sometimes have built-in features such as "Force HTTPS" and "Auto-clean cache redirects", which can be useful if they are not compatible with server-side redirection rules (such as the .htaccess,Nginx) overlap, it jumps over and over again.

3. Incompatible order or version of plug-in activation

When installing multiple SEO, caching, and security plugins, theirredirectsLogic may conflict. For example, if Really Simple SSL and WP Fastest Cache are enabled at the same time, HTTPS requests may be processed repeatedly, resulting in a jumping loop.

III. Step-by-step solutions

Step 1: Temporarily disable the plugin

When you cannot access the backend, you can use FTP or the hosting control panel to access the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, rename the plugins that may cause problems (e.g., yoast, litespeed-cache), e.g., change them to litespeed-cache-oldThe

Refresh the page to see if the site is back up. If it comes back to normal, the plugin is indeed triggering the jump issue.

Step 2: Harmonize WordPress Address Format

show (a ticket) wp-config.php file, add the following two lines to force WordPress to use the HTTPS protocol:

define('WP_HOME', 'https://yourdomain.com');
define('WP_SITEURL', 'https://yourdomain.com');

Ensure that there is no HTTP before the domain name and no slashes or parameters in the address.

Step 3: Clear the cache

Go to the backend of the plugin and clear the following types of caches:

Plug-in local cache (e.g. LiteSpeed Cache > Toolbox > Clear All Caches)

Server caching (e.g.pagoda(Nginx FastCGI caching, etc.)
CDN caching (e.g. Cloudflare(Tencent Cloud CDN)

Revisit the page with a browser-less window after cleaning to avoid cache interference.

Step 4: Check the redirection rules

show (a ticket) .htaccess Documents or Nginx configuration to check for duplicate jump logic. Example:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(. *)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

Ensure that only one place is doing HTTPS jumps to avoid overlapping with plugin logic.

IV. How can recurrence be prevented?

Unify the site address in WordPress settings before enabling SSL

Avoid multiple plugins handling redirects at the same time
Backup the current configuration before each adjustment of the plugin settings
Keep an eye on plugin conflict information and stay updated

V. Summary

ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS It's not always the server that's the problem, many times it's the SEO plugin or cache plugin with conflicting redirection settings that's causing the problem. As long as you check the site address, the order of plugin settings and caching rules, you can usually find the problem.

If you use Yoast SEO or caching type plugins, you can troubleshoot the problem of too many jumps by troubleshooting the previous methods step by step and adjusting them one by one. Turning off some of the plugin features, if necessary, will also help make the site more stable.

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