diff --git a/.changeset/lucky-doors-applaud.md b/.changeset/lucky-doors-applaud.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ca8845f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lucky-doors-applaud.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@headstartwp/core": patch
+"@headstartwp/next": patch
+---
+
+fix: make convertUrl and removeSourceUrl respect the original link's trailingslash
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/__tests__/removeSourceUrl.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/__tests__/removeSourceUrl.ts
index 5fc1051da..233898ee3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/__tests__/removeSourceUrl.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/__tests__/removeSourceUrl.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
 import { removeSourceUrl } from '..';
 
 describe('removeSourceUrl', () => {
+	it('returns empty string without nonEmptyLink', () => {
+		expect(
+			removeSourceUrl({
+				link: 'https://test.com/test',
+				backendUrl: 'https://test.com/test',
+				nonEmptyLink: false,
+			}),
+		).toBe('');
+	});
 	it('removes source url', () => {
+		expect(
+			removeSourceUrl({
+				link: 'https://test.com/test',
+				backendUrl: 'https://test.com/test',
+			}),
+		).toBe('/');
+
+		expect(
+			removeSourceUrl({
+				link: 'http://backendurl.com',
+				backendUrl: 'https://backendurl.com',
+			}),
+		).toBe('/');
+
 		expect(
 			removeSourceUrl({
 				link: 'http://backendurl.com/',
@@ -44,6 +67,13 @@ describe('removeSourceUrl', () => {
 			}),
 		).toBe('/post-name-1?a=1&b=3&d=3');
 
+		expect(
+			removeSourceUrl({
+				link: 'http://backendurl.com/post-name-1?a=1&b=3&d=3/',
+				backendUrl: 'https://backendurl.com/',
+			}),
+		).toBe('/post-name-1?a=1&b=3&d=3/');
+
 		expect(
 			removeSourceUrl({
 				link: 'http://backendurl.com/post-name-1#id',
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/removeSourceUrl.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/removeSourceUrl.ts
index 31dbc7acb..15f4c579b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/removeSourceUrl.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/removeSourceUrl.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ export type removeSourceUrlType = {
 	 * The public url. Defaults to '/'.
 	 */
 	publicUrl?: string;
+
+	/**
+	 * If the removal of source url from link leads to a empty string,
+	 * this setting control whether a '/' should be returned or the empty string
+	 */
+	nonEmptyLink?: boolean;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -25,17 +31,28 @@ export type removeSourceUrlType = {
  *
  * @see https://github.com/frontity/frontity/blob/dev/packages/components/link/utils.ts
  *
+ * @param props.link The link that might contain the sourceUrl
+ * @param props.backendUrl The source url
+ * @param props.publicUrl The public url
+ * @param props.nonEmptyLinks If the removal of source url from link leads to a empty string,
+ * this setting control whether a '/' should be returned or the empty string
+ *
  * @returns The URL without the Source URL.
  */
-export function removeSourceUrl({ link, backendUrl, publicUrl = '/' }: removeSourceUrlType) {
-	if (typeof link === 'undefined') {
+export function removeSourceUrl({
+	link: originalLink,
+	backendUrl,
+	publicUrl = '/',
+	nonEmptyLink = true,
+}: removeSourceUrlType) {
+	if (typeof originalLink === 'undefined') {
 		warn('link is undefined, double check if you are passing a valid value');
 		return '';
 	}
 
 	if (typeof backendUrl === 'undefined') {
 		warn('backendUrl is undefined, double check if you are passing a valid value');
-		return link;
+		return originalLink;
 	}
 
 	// Ensure `sourceUrl` and `publicUrl` always include a trailing slash. All
@@ -43,21 +60,33 @@ export function removeSourceUrl({ link, backendUrl, publicUrl = '/' }: removeSou
 	const sourceUrl = backendUrl.replace(/\/?$/, '/');
 	const appUrl = publicUrl.replace(/\/?$/, '/');
 
-	if (sourceUrl === '/' || link.startsWith('#')) {
-		return link;
+	if (sourceUrl === '/' || originalLink.startsWith('#')) {
+		return originalLink;
 	}
 
 	const { host: sourceHost, pathname: sourcePath } = new URL(sourceUrl);
 	const { pathname: appPath } = new URL(appUrl, sourceUrl);
 
+	// we need to know if the original link has trailing slash or not
+	const hasTrailingSlash = /\/$/.test(originalLink);
+	const link = !hasTrailingSlash ? `${originalLink}/` : originalLink;
 	const linkUrl = new URL(link, sourceUrl);
 
 	// Compare just the host and the pathname. This way we ignore the protocol if
 	// it doesn't match.
 	if (linkUrl.host === sourceHost && linkUrl.pathname.startsWith(sourcePath)) {
-		return linkUrl.pathname.replace(sourcePath, appPath) + linkUrl.search + linkUrl.hash;
+		let transformedLink =
+			linkUrl.pathname.replace(sourcePath, appPath) + linkUrl.search + linkUrl.hash;
+
+		transformedLink = hasTrailingSlash ? transformedLink : transformedLink.replace(/\/?$/, '');
+
+		if (nonEmptyLink && transformedLink === '') {
+			return '/';
+		}
+
+		return transformedLink;
 	}
 
 	// Do not change the link for other cases.
-	return link;
+	return originalLink;
 }
diff --git a/packages/next/src/components/Yoast.tsx b/packages/next/src/components/Yoast.tsx
index 8c7462d38..6cc0641a3 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/components/Yoast.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/components/Yoast.tsx
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ export function convertUrl(url: string, hostUrl: string, sourceUrl: string) {
 	}
 
 	return `${hostUrl}${removeSourceUrl({
-		link: url.replace(/\/?$/, '/'),
+		link: url,
+		publicUrl: hostUrl,
 		backendUrl: sourceUrl,
+		nonEmptyLink: false,
 	})}`;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/next/src/components/__tests__/Yoast.tsx b/packages/next/src/components/__tests__/Yoast.tsx
index 2405e164e..1a6c45312 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/components/__tests__/Yoast.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/components/__tests__/Yoast.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,60 @@
 import { convertUrl } from '../Yoast';
 
 describe('convertUrl', () => {
-	it('root works without trailing slash', () => {
+	it('works without trainling slash', () => {
 		expect(
-			convertUrl('https://test.com/test', 'https://test.test.com', 'https://test.com/test'),
-		).toBe('https://test.test.com/');
+			convertUrl(
+				'https://backendurl.com/test',
+				'https://publicurl.com',
+				'https://backendurl.com/test',
+			),
+		).toBe('https://publicurl.com');
+
+		// a subsite on test.com/site1
+		expect(
+			convertUrl(
+				'https://backendurl.com/site1/post-name-1',
+				'https://publicurl.com',
+				'https://backendurl.com/site1',
+			),
+		).toBe('https://publicurl.com/post-name-1');
+
+		// front-end with subdomain
+		expect(
+			convertUrl(
+				'https://backendurl.com/site1/post-name-1',
+				'https://site1.publicurl.com',
+				'https://backendurl.com/site1',
+			),
+		).toBe('https://site1.publicurl.com/post-name-1');
 	});
 
 	it('root works with trailing slash', () => {
 		expect(
-			convertUrl('https://test.com/test/', 'https://test.test.com', 'https://test.com/test'),
-		).toBe('https://test.test.com/');
+			convertUrl(
+				'https://backendurl.com/test/',
+				'https://publicurl.com',
+				'https://backendurl.com/test',
+			),
+		).toBe('https://publicurl.com/');
+
+		// a subsite on test.com/site1
+		expect(
+			convertUrl(
+				'https://backendurl.com/site1/post-name-1/',
+				'https://publicurl.com',
+				'https://backendurl.com/site1',
+			),
+		).toBe('https://publicurl.com/post-name-1/');
+
+		// front-end with subdomain
+		expect(
+			convertUrl(
+				'https://backendurl.com/site1/post-name-1/',
+				'https://site1.publicurl.com',
+				'https://backendurl.com/site1',
+			),
+		).toBe('https://site1.publicurl.com/post-name-1/');
 	});
 
 	it('external url returns external url', () => {