Redirect Manager
Redirects beyond single addresses: whole sections, patterns, automatic redirects when an address changes, hit counts, chain and loop detection and suggested fixes for 404 errors.
Turn on Redirect Manager under Pro Settings → Pro Features (off by default). Exact redirects under the free Redirects & 404s are applied first and keep working.
- Add form: Match, From, To, Type
- Rules table with Hits, Last hit and Source
- 404 suggestions with "Add 301 Redirect"
Adding a redirect
| Match | Example | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Exact path | /old-page → /new-page | Only that address (case, trailing slash and query string ignored). |
| Path and everything below it | /old-shop → /shop/* | /old-shop/mugs → /shop/mugs. End the target with * to keep the rest of the path; without it, everything goes to the target. |
| Pattern (regular expression) | ^/blog/(\d{4})/(.+)$ → /news/$2 | Matched against the path; $1–$9 insert captured parts. Case-insensitive. |
Type: 301 Moved permanently, 302 Found (temporary), 307 Temporary redirect, or 410 Gone (no target). Targets are a path starting with / or a full http(s) address. The home page can't be a source.
Order: free exact redirects → Pro exact → Pro "path and below" (longest first) → patterns (in the order added). Up to 1,000 redirects, 100 of them patterns. To change a redirect, delete it and add it again.
Automatic redirects
In Pro Features. When the address of a published entry or a category changes, a 301 redirect from the old address is added (Source: "Address changed"). Redirects that pointed to the old address are updated, so no chains form.
Hits, chains & loops
- The table shows Hits and Last hit for each rule (counted at most once a minute per rule) and its source: Added by hand, Address changed or From the 404 log.
- Adding a redirect that would point to itself or loop is refused. Chains & Loops lists redirects that lead to another redirect, and the free Health Checks report them.
Fixing 404 errors
With Log 404 Errors on in the free Redirects & 404s, the 20 most-hit missing addresses appear with a suggested target: an entry with the same slug, or the closest match by search. Click Add 301 Redirect.
Messages
| Message | Fix |
|---|---|
| A redirect for this source already exists. | Delete it first. |
| That redirect would point to itself or create a redirect loop. | Point it at the final address. |
| The source must be a path starting with "/" … | Use a path (not the home page) or a valid pattern. |
| The maximum number of redirects has been reached. | Combine them with a "path and below" or pattern rule. |