If you want to set up redirects from one page to another on your site, there are several helpful WordPress plugins you can use:
It is important to remember two things when using these redirection plugins:
Use Relative URLs ( Use
/about/instead ofhttps://site.com/about/)Add Trailing Slash ( This has a trailing slash
/about/. This does not/about)
Below you will find instructions on how to use each of the plugins mentioned above as well as the following FAQs.
How to Use the Redirection Plugin
Install and active the Redirection Plugin
Complete the plugin setup by selecting the default options
Navigate to Tools > Redirection
Add a new redirection rule using relative links with trailing slashes
It is recommended that you use the URL Monitor feature (navigation to Tools > Redirections > Options), which will automatically create a redirect to the new URL when a post or page slug is changed.
A full publish is needed after a slug is changed and picked up by the redirection plugin in order for the redirect to work.
The built in 404 logging feature will log 404s on the WordPress site, not on either the static live or preview site.
Make sure to test on your preview or live static site!
How to Use Safe Manager Redirect
Install and active the Safe Redirect Manager Plugin
Navigate to Tools > Safe Manager Redirect
Click "Create Redirect Rule"
Add a new redirection rule using relative links with trailing slashes
Make sure to test on your preview or live static site!
How to Use Safe Manager Redirect
Install and active the Safe Redirect Manager Plugin
Navigate to Tools > Safe Manager Redirect
Click "Create Redirect Rule"
Add a new redirection rule using relative links with trailing slashes
Make sure to test on your preview or live static site!
How to Use Redirect Manager in Yoast SEO Premium
Install and active the Yoast SEO Premium (this feature is not available in the free version)
Navigate to SEO > Redirects
Here you can easily enter the old URL and the new one you’d like to redirect it to.
You can select the type of redirect
Click the "Add Redirect" button, and you’re done!
Make sure to test on your preview or live static site!
How do I publish a redirect to my static site?
If you have made many redirects, your best option would be to run a Full Publish.
If you have only made one or two redirects you may prefer to use Selective Publish.
Here's how to do it:
From the WordPress dashboard, go to Strattic > Publish Options, you would need to input the URL that you are redirecting from, and click the selective publish button.
For example: if /this-page/ redirects to /that-page/
Input /this-page/ and then click the selective publish to live/preview button.
It is important to mention that if you have not yet published the new page that you are redirecting to (example: /that-page/), then you should also add that path to the selective publish as well. This will result in both the old page and the new page being published simultaneously.
Can I use REGEX redirects on Strattic?
REGEX Redirects are redirects that use Regular Expressions to match multiple source URLs and send them all to the same destination. We're working on a feature to make this possible, but in the meantime, please contact our support team if you need one set up.
What if my URL has a capital letter in it?
It is recommended that you use lowercase letters in your URL/slug.
Whenever a capital is used and the slug is not capitalized, the lowercase version of the URL will be displayed.
eg: /This-Slug/ would be redirected to /this-slug/
What's next:
Learn best practices for linking to internal pages.
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