Regex Redirects in WordPress: A Practical Guide
One pattern rule can retire a thousand old URLs, or take your whole site with it. Here is how to write a regex redirect that does only what you meant it to do.
Send the right visitor to the right place: redirect types explained, geo and device targeting, link rotation, and keeping redirects cache-safe.
Powered by DevDome Redirect ManagerOne pattern rule can retire a thousand old URLs, or take your whole site with it. Here is how to write a regex redirect that does only what you meant it to do.
A QR code is only a picture of a URL. Put a short link you control inside it and you can change the destination later, count every scan, and see which printed placement worked.
One link, two destinations, decided by the visitor's device. Here is how to set that up in WordPress, which redirect type to use, and how to stay on the right side of Google.
The hard part of a migration is not the plugin, it is the list. Here is how to build a URL map, turn it into working rules, and prove nothing was left behind.
The slash at the end of a URL is not decoration. Everywhere except the root of your domain it makes a different address, and serving both is the thing that hurts.
Neither version of your domain ranks better. What hurts is serving both at once. Here is how to check which one you use and how to redirect the other properly.
A redirect loop means two rules keep handing the visitor back and forth. There are only a handful of likely culprits, and a simple order for ruling them out.
Editing htaccess is the fastest way to redirect and the easiest way to take your site offline. Here is the real trade-off, and when each approach is the right call.
Redirection is a good free plugin, so most people who look for a replacement have one specific complaint. Here is how to tell if switching will actually fix it.
Four redirect plugins, four different priorities. Here is what each one does well, where each one falls short, and the single feature that usually settles the choice.
Pick the wrong redirect type and you can lose rankings or freeze a temporary change in place. Here is the plain-English difference and when each one fits.
You change a redirect, but visitors still land on the old target. Caching is usually the culprit. Here is why it happens and how to keep redirects working.
Responsive design covers most cases, but sometimes a device genuinely needs its own destination. Here is when device targeting helps and how to do it without hurting SEO.
Geo-targeted redirects send each visitor to the page that fits their country. Here is how they work, the best uses, and how to avoid the common SEO mistakes.
One link, several destinations. Link rotation lets you split-test offers or share traffic without changing your content. Here is how it works and when to use it.