Redirection is a powerful tool for site owners that provides a backend interface for creating site redirects.
Features
| Match types | Exact, Begins With, Ends With, Regular Expression |
| Redirect types | 301 (Permanent) or 302 (Temporary) |
| Hit counters | See how many people are hitting your redirects |
| Sortable | Trigger the redirect you want for any given URL |
| Test URL | Know exactly which redirects will trigger for any given URL |
| Simple Backend Interface | No more struggling with .htaccess files trying to figure out why your redirects aren't working |
Available Match Types
| Matches Exactly | A complete URL. Include the protocol and the query string. |
| Starts With | Any URL that begins with what you specify. Include the protocol. |
| Ends With | Any URL that ends with what you specify. Include the query string. |
| Regex | Regular expression match. Supports wildcards and variables. See below. |
Regular Expression URL Matching
Setting Match Type to Regex allows matching of multiple URLs in a single redirect. This can be useful for example when renaming your category URL from /category/ to /products/. A store often has tens or hundreds of categories so creating one redirect for each category URL isn't feasible. Regular Expressions allows a single redirect to cover all these URLs
Example Usage
Create a redirect as follows:
| Match Type | Regex |
| Redirect Type | Permanent |
| From URL | http://yoursite.com/category/(.+) - (.+) means 'Match anything and save to a variable' |
| To URL | http://yoursite.com/products/$1 - $1 means 'Use variable #1' |
For more information on regular expressions, see wikipedia or regular-expressions.info.
What is causing this redirect?
Some sites can have a lot of redirects and it can become difficult to figure out why a specific URL is redirecting. For this purpose I've added a Test URL button. Enter the URL that is redirecting in the backend and all matching Redirects will appear in a table below.
Have a feature suggestion? Found a bug or need support?
Please use the contact form on my website and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. I usually respond within a few hours depending on timezone differences.
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Van der Let & Partners
Found the plugin not useful on 28 Apr, 2016
Nice plugin, but UI is a bit outdated. Works not very efficient on database with a lot of redirects, because al redirects are stored and queried in MySQL database.
Note: There is an alternative plugin available "Redirect" which has even more features and it's free. I recommend you to check that one out too.
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Potting Shed
Found the plugin useful on 22 Jan, 2016
Excellent plugin, excellent support.
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Alex
Found the plugin useful on 14 Sep, 2015
Works just as advertised. Loving it.
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| 1.1.6 |
Fix deprecated YAML syntax Jan 29, 2016 |
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| 1.1.5 |
Back to URL::full() Jan 20, 2016 |
| 1.1.4 |
Fixed JS error Dec 17, 2015 |
| 1.1.3 |
Improved UI Sep 28, 2015 |
| 1.1.2 |
Bug fix when redirecting away from non existant pages Aug 16, 2015 |
| 1.1.1 |
Added import/export Jul 29, 2015 |
| 1.1.0 |
Switch to cached PHP routing engine Feb 27, 2015 |
| 1.0.9 |
URL::full() was removed. Use URL::to() instead Feb 21, 2015 |
| 1.0.8 |
RC compatibility fix Feb 11, 2015 |
| 1.0.7 |
Use new settings layout Jul 28, 2014 |
| 1.0.6 |
Validation compatibility fix for October v117 Jul 12, 2014 |
| 1.0.5 |
Add permissions Jun 22, 2014 |
| 1.0.4 |
Use new sortable trait Jun 18, 2014 |
| 1.0.3 |
Bug fixes Jun 08, 2014 |
| 1.0.2 |
Bug fixes May 30, 2014 |
| 1.0.1 |
Initialize plugin May 30, 2014 |