From 0a0498904cefa71d03f275398be1105747bec9f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oluwatunmise-olat <oluwatunmiseolatunbosun2001@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:04:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] fix: google search indexing for 404 urls

Signed-off-by: Oluwatunmise-olat <oluwatunmiseolatunbosun2001@gmail.com>
---
 .../2023/09-28-hacktoberfest-2023/index.mdx   |  4 +-
 src/sections/Community/Member-single/index.js |  9 ++-
 src/utils/redirects.yaml                      | 78 +++++++++++++++++++
 static/_redirects                             |  1 +
 4 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 static/_redirects

diff --git a/src/collections/blog/2023/09-28-hacktoberfest-2023/index.mdx b/src/collections/blog/2023/09-28-hacktoberfest-2023/index.mdx
index c70835285b4ba..8ea796d452e66 100644
--- a/src/collections/blog/2023/09-28-hacktoberfest-2023/index.mdx
+++ b/src/collections/blog/2023/09-28-hacktoberfest-2023/index.mdx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ As the leaves begin to turn and the air grows crisp, it can only mean one thing:
 
 While the allure of limited-edition swag may be enticing, it's essential to approach Hacktoberfest with a mindset focused on quality, respect for maintainers, and a commitment to long-term community engagement.
 
-Layer5 has a long history of participating in Hacktoberfest. 2023 is no different. Our annual [Hacktoberfest kickoff and prep event](/community/events/hacktoberfest-prep-2023-easing-into-cncf-open-source-projects) (be sure to join) is tomorrow.
+Layer5 has a long history of participating in Hacktoberfest. 2023 is no different. Our annual [Hacktoberfest kickoff and prep event](/community/events) (be sure to join) is tomorrow.
 
 ---
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Earn a Hacktoberfest Contributor badge by contributing to Layer5 projects.
   <figcaption style={{ display: "flex", gap: "2rem" }}>
     <div>
       <strong>
-        <a href="/community/events/hacktoberfest-prep-2023-easing-into-cncf-open-source-projects">
+        <a href="/community/events">
           Hacktoberfest Prep 2023
         </a>
       </strong>
diff --git a/src/sections/Community/Member-single/index.js b/src/sections/Community/Member-single/index.js
index 4873df10b9082..bd26836ee2643 100644
--- a/src/sections/Community/Member-single/index.js
+++ b/src/sections/Community/Member-single/index.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const MemberSingle = ({ frontmatter, children }) => {
     <MemberSingleWrapper>
       <Container>
         <div>
-          <Row className="profile-header" >
+          <Row className="profile-header">
             <Col xs={12} sm={12} lg={6}>
               <div className="backBtn">
                 <Link to="/community/members">
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ const MemberSingle = ({ frontmatter, children }) => {
                       {badges.includes("ui-ux") && (
                         <div className="tooltip">
                           <li>
-                            <Link to="../../handbook/designer">
+                            <Link to="/community/handbook/design-with-layer5">
                               <img
                                 className="profile-social-links"
                                 src={uiuxrLogo}
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ const MemberSingle = ({ frontmatter, children }) => {
                       {badges.includes("writer") && (
                         <div className="tooltip">
                           <li>
-                            <Link to="../../handbook/writing-program">
+                            <Link to="/community/handbook/writing-program">
                               <img
                                 className="profile-social-links"
                                 src={writerIcon}
@@ -402,7 +402,8 @@ const MemberSingle = ({ frontmatter, children }) => {
             <Col className="start-contributing" $sm={12} $lg={12}>
               <p> Would you Like a Member Profile?</p>
               <Button
-                $primary                title="Start Contributing Today"
+                $primary
+                title="Start Contributing Today"
                 $url="/community"
               />
             </Col>
diff --git a/src/utils/redirects.yaml b/src/utils/redirects.yaml
index 82c7fbc46210f..c92654da27aca 100644
--- a/src/utils/redirects.yaml
+++ b/src/utils/redirects.yaml
@@ -229,5 +229,83 @@ redirects:
     isPermanent: true
   - fromPath: "/cloud-native-management/playground.html"
     toPath: "https://www.kanvas.new"
+  - fromPath: "/serivce-mesh-landscape"
+    toPath: "/service-mesh-landscape"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/projects/catalog"
+    toPath: "/cloud-native-management/catalog"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/community/newcomer"
+    toPath: "/newcomers"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/learn/service-mesh-labs/working-with-meshery-and-consul"
+    toPath: "/learn/kanvas-labs/working-with-meshery-and-consul"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/learn/service-mesh-workshops/all-things-open-2019"
+    toPath: "/learn/workshops"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/learn/service-mesh-workshops/cloud-native-austin-2020"
+    toPath: "/learn/workshops"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/blog/engineering"
+    toPath: "/blog"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/meshery/adapters"
+    toPath: "/cloud-native-management/meshery"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/cloud-native-management"
+    toPath: "/cloud-native-management/meshery"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/cloud-native-management/"
+    toPath: "/cloud-native-management/meshery"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/solutions/devrel-platform"
+    toPath: "/solutions/devrel-platform-for-kubernetes-and-cloud-native-content"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/2018/06/07/istio-up-and-running/"
+    toPath: "/learn/service-mesh-books/istio-up-and-running"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/community/handbook/faq"
+    toPath: "/community/handbook/faqs"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/community/handbook/designer"
+    toPath: "/community/handbook/design-with-layer5"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/community/handbook/community"
+    toPath: "/community/handbook/community-guidelines"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/community/handbook/learn-layer5"
+    toPath: "/community/handbook/learning"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/community/handbook/instructions"
+    toPath: "/community/handbook"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/community/handbook/contributor-journey"
+    toPath: "/community/handbook"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/learn/service-mesh-labs/working-with-meshery-and-istio"
+    toPath: "/learn/kanvas-labs/working-with-meshery-and-istio"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/learn/service-mesh-workshops/service-mesh-fundamentals-with-linkerd"
+    toPath: "/learn/workshops"
     redirectInBrowser: true
     isPermanent: true
diff --git a/static/_redirects b/static/_redirects
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0d14b97eb7f58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/_redirects
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/*.html  /:splat  301

From ece86cc39a68b79f3055244aee7b3f8557c709f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oluwatunmise-olat <oluwatunmiseolatunbosun2001@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:01:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix missing progam slug

Signed-off-by: Oluwatunmise-olat <oluwatunmiseolatunbosun2001@gmail.com>
---
 src/collections/programs/hacktoberfest-2023/index.mdx | 1 +
 src/utils/redirects.yaml                              | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/collections/programs/hacktoberfest-2023/index.mdx b/src/collections/programs/hacktoberfest-2023/index.mdx
index a74b122944f9c..4430fbb0bc12e 100644
--- a/src/collections/programs/hacktoberfest-2023/index.mdx
+++ b/src/collections/programs/hacktoberfest-2023/index.mdx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description: "Prepare for Hacktoberfest with Layer5 MeshMates and Maintainers. J
 thumbnail: ./hacktoberfest2023.png
 darkthumbnail: ./hacktoberfest2023.png
 program: "Hacktoberfest"
+programSlug: "hacktoberfest"
 date: 2023-09-29
 eurl: /community/calendar
 type: Event
diff --git a/src/utils/redirects.yaml b/src/utils/redirects.yaml
index c92654da27aca..8c8e3fadcaf5b 100644
--- a/src/utils/redirects.yaml
+++ b/src/utils/redirects.yaml
@@ -309,3 +309,7 @@ redirects:
     toPath: "/learn/workshops"
     redirectInBrowser: true
     isPermanent: true
+  - fromPath: "/carrer"
+    toPath: "/careers"
+    redirectInBrowser: true
+    isPermanent: true

From 97691bab11a8b623e8ca2d58554cd83f9c201e8d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oluwatunmise-olat <oluwatunmiseolatunbosun2001@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:56:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Address broken urls at source

Signed-off-by: Oluwatunmise-olat <oluwatunmiseolatunbosun2001@gmail.com>
---
 src/utils/redirects.yaml                      | 74 +------------------
 static/_redirects                             |  1 -
 .../2025/spring-summer-2025-internships.html  |  2 +-
 static/mail/2026/lfx-2026.html                |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 static/_redirects

diff --git a/src/utils/redirects.yaml b/src/utils/redirects.yaml
index 8c8e3fadcaf5b..8ee1365113608 100644
--- a/src/utils/redirects.yaml
+++ b/src/utils/redirects.yaml
@@ -229,56 +229,8 @@ redirects:
     isPermanent: true
   - fromPath: "/cloud-native-management/playground.html"
     toPath: "https://www.kanvas.new"
-  - fromPath: "/serivce-mesh-landscape"
-    toPath: "/service-mesh-landscape"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/projects/catalog"
-    toPath: "/cloud-native-management/catalog"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/community/newcomer"
-    toPath: "/newcomers"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/learn/service-mesh-labs/working-with-meshery-and-consul"
-    toPath: "/learn/kanvas-labs/working-with-meshery-and-consul"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/learn/service-mesh-workshops/all-things-open-2019"
-    toPath: "/learn/workshops"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/learn/service-mesh-workshops/cloud-native-austin-2020"
-    toPath: "/learn/workshops"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
   - fromPath: "/blog/engineering"
-    toPath: "/blog"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/meshery/adapters"
-    toPath: "/cloud-native-management/meshery"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/cloud-native-management"
-    toPath: "/cloud-native-management/meshery"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/cloud-native-management/"
-    toPath: "/cloud-native-management/meshery"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/solutions/devrel-platform"
-    toPath: "/solutions/devrel-platform-for-kubernetes-and-cloud-native-content"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/2018/06/07/istio-up-and-running/"
-    toPath: "/learn/service-mesh-books/istio-up-and-running"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/community/handbook/faq"
-    toPath: "/community/handbook/faqs"
+    toPath: "/blog/category/engineering"
     redirectInBrowser: true
     isPermanent: true
   - fromPath: "/community/handbook/designer"
@@ -289,27 +241,3 @@ redirects:
     toPath: "/community/handbook/community-guidelines"
     redirectInBrowser: true
     isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/community/handbook/learn-layer5"
-    toPath: "/community/handbook/learning"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/community/handbook/instructions"
-    toPath: "/community/handbook"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/community/handbook/contributor-journey"
-    toPath: "/community/handbook"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/learn/service-mesh-labs/working-with-meshery-and-istio"
-    toPath: "/learn/kanvas-labs/working-with-meshery-and-istio"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/learn/service-mesh-workshops/service-mesh-fundamentals-with-linkerd"
-    toPath: "/learn/workshops"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
-  - fromPath: "/carrer"
-    toPath: "/careers"
-    redirectInBrowser: true
-    isPermanent: true
diff --git a/static/_redirects b/static/_redirects
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d14b97eb7f58..0000000000000
--- a/static/_redirects
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/*.html  /:splat  301
diff --git a/static/mail/2025/spring-summer-2025-internships.html b/static/mail/2025/spring-summer-2025-internships.html
index 5df8079718d6a..28c76b41b442b 100644
--- a/static/mail/2025/spring-summer-2025-internships.html
+++ b/static/mail/2025/spring-summer-2025-internships.html
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ <h1 style="padding: 0px;margin:0px;">Contributing to&nbsp;Meshery</h1>
 <!--<h3 class="null" style="padding: 0px; margin-top: .5rem; margin-bottom: .5rem; width:100%; text-align: center;">
 Find open source community resources</h3>-->
 
-<a href="https://layer5.io/community/newcomer" style="color: #fff;text-decoration:none;"></a><p style="text-align: center;background-color:  #00B39F; color: white; padding: 1.25rem;border-radius: 5px; margin:auto;text-align:center;width: 75%;font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;">NEWCOMER RESOURCES</p>
+<a href="https://layer5.io/community/newcomers" style="color: #fff;text-decoration:none;"></a><p style="text-align: center;background-color:  #00B39F; color: white; padding: 1.25rem;border-radius: 5px; margin:auto;text-align:center;width: 75%;font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;">NEWCOMER RESOURCES</p>
 
                         </td>
                     </tr>
diff --git a/static/mail/2026/lfx-2026.html b/static/mail/2026/lfx-2026.html
index 3c60f39f6f79a..b3ec0fcefb59a 100644
--- a/static/mail/2026/lfx-2026.html
+++ b/static/mail/2026/lfx-2026.html
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ <h1 style="padding: 0px;margin:0px;">Contributing to&nbsp;Meshery</h1>
                             <a href="https://layer5.io/community/newcomers"><h1 style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 2rem; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="2105681" src="https://mcusercontent.com/6b50be5aea3dfe1fd4c041d80/images/0ab8de65-5d19-f31d-fd0b-2132bc3ec603.png" style="border: 0px; width: 270px; margin: 0px; float: left;padding: 0px 10px 10px 10px;" width="270"></h1></a></td>
 								<td><h1 style="margin-top: .5rem; margin-bottom: .5rem;">Participate!</h1>
 
-<a href="https://layer5.io/community/newcomer" style="color: #fff;text-decoration:none;"><p style="text-align: center;background-color:  #00B39F; color: white; padding: 1.25rem;border-radius: 5px; margin:auto;text-align:center;width: 75%;font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;">NEWCOMER RESOURCES</p></a
+<a href="https://layer5.io/community/newcomers" style="color: #fff;text-decoration:none;"><p style="text-align: center;background-color:  #00B39F; color: white; padding: 1.25rem;border-radius: 5px; margin:auto;text-align:center;width: 75%;font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;">NEWCOMER RESOURCES</p></a
 
                         </td>
                     </tr>