Navigation, Collection References and Saved Content
Check fixed menu and content links for handle changes. Automatically generated product links and old campaign links can behave differently.
Check the href at the location: navigation, liquid loop and manually maintained description text can contain different destinations. A renamed handle can leave old text links behind.
Where to Check Settings in Shopify
Check menu entries, collection cards, and manually stored links in product descriptions. After a handle change, use the new published goal. An automatically or manually created URL redirect does not replace the correction of a frequently used internal link.
Example of this specific finding
Illustrative control case: Each category page still links to /product-old/, even though the article is permanently under /product-new/. The forwarding works, but is needed for every link call.
follow-up audit in Shopify
Reopen the affected link after publishing the theme. For permanent URL changes, check matching forwarding and direct internal destination address together.
Update the URL in the generating navigation or data source. Maintain the old forwarding for remaining external links.
Derogations and scope
A functioning redirect is less urgent than a defective target. Not every single forwarding justifies a major renovation.
Related: Shopify Online Store with Liquid-Theme. Hydrogen or other headless storefronts have their own rendering and hosting responsibilities.
Classify the general error
Definition, system-independent causes and further correction examples: Correct the linking template instead of just the redirect target