How to Fix 404 on AMP pages after deactivating the AMP plugin

You might know well, Twitter has also started serving AMP pages. Therefore, using redirection is very important to prevent from 404 hits for old AMP URL.

After deactivating the plugin, you will receive Error 404 for all AMP URLs. To fix this problem, you need to setup a redirect from the AMP to canonical version URL.

Kindly note: These steps should be implemented after disabling/noindexing AMP properly.

1. Go to Yoast SEO Plugin > Tools > File Editor

   

2. In the .htaccess field add below redirection code

   

3. and Save changes

# Redirect from AMP to non-AMP path
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (.+)/amp(.*)$
RewriteRule ^ %1/ [R=301,L]

What if you don’t have control to .htaccess?

Alternatively, you can also prevent 404 by doing a redirect from AMP to non-AMP path (canonical) pages using a free plugin called “Redirection“.

1. Install a free plugin called “Redirection”
2. Go to WordPress Dashboard > Tools > Redirection
3. Add a new 301 Redirection
4. Keep source /(.*)\/amp
5. Target URL https://www.yourdomain.com/$1

I hope this guides help. If you have any specific query, please feel free to ask. Thanks