Redirection

Redirection is a robust and user-friendly WordPress plugin that provides an efficient solution for managing redirects on your website. This plugin is designed to be usable on sites of any size, from a few redirects to thousands. With more than 10 years of experience and a wide recommendation, Redirection is one of the best redirect management tools out there, and it's completely free.

Redirection allows you to create and manage redirects quickly and easily without the need for Apache or Nginx knowledge. If your WordPress supports permalinks, you can use Redirection to redirect any URL. The plugin supports regular expressions, allowing you to create redirect patterns to match any number of URLs. You can also track permalink changes for posts and pages and create redirects automatically.

Redirection offers conditional redirection, allowing you to add conditions for logged out users, visitors from certain pages, and mobile users. In addition to simply comparing URLs, you can redirect based on other conditions such as login status, browser type, or referring page.

The plugin also provides detailed logging, allowing you to track which redirects are being actively used, including information about visitors, the browser used, and the referring page. A "hit" count is kept for each redirect, so you can see if the URL is being used. Logs can be exported for external viewing and can be searched and filtered for more detailed investigation.

Redirection also tracks all 404 errors that occur on your site, allowing you to track and fix issues. The plugin supports Apache and Nginx, allowing advanced users to export redirects to .htaccess files or Nginx override rules.

Redirection offers a full-featured import and export system, allowing you to import and export to Apache .htaccess, export to Nginx rewrite rules, copy redirects between pages using JSON, import and export to CSV for spreadsheet display, and use the WP CLI to automate imports and exports . You can also import from Simple 301 Redirects, SEO Redirection, Safe Redirect Manager, and legacy WordPress redirects.

Redirection is a great plugin that is essential when starting a new website, and it's completely free with no premium version and no need to pay to access features.