How to redirect a page in WordPress with plugin, without plugin with server

How to redirect a page in WordPress with plugin, without plugin with server: Here’s a simple guide on how to redirect a page in WordPress. What is a redirect?

A redirect is a way to send visitors from one URL to another. It’s useful for changing page locations, moving websites, or fixing broken links.

Ways to Redirect Pages:

1. Using a Plugin
2. Using Code
3. Using a Hosting Panel (like cPanel/hpanel)

Redirecting Pages on the Same Site

If you’re redirecting pages within the same website, using a plugin or adding code is usually sufficient. For redirecting from one domain to another (site-to-site), you’ll need to use your hosting panel, such as cPanel or Hostinger, since domain-level redirects are different from page redirects.

how to redirect a page in wordpress with plugin

There are several free plugins available for redirection, but here are two recommended options:

• Redirection Plugin: Install and set up the plugin. You simply add the old URL and the destination URL to create a redirect.
• Rank Math SEO Plugin: This free SEO plugin has a redirection option in its dashboard. After enabling the redirection feature, you can easily add new URLs in the provided fields.
• Go to dashboard
• if u enabled redirections in rankmath you will find redirections in left nav, see below image

Some SEO plugins also offer premium versions with advanced redirection options.

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How to redirect one page to another page with code

If you prefer to add a redirect manually using code, follow these steps:

1. Tip: Before making changes to your code, create a child theme to ensure your updates aren’t overwritten during theme updates.
2. Inside your child theme’s folder, locate the functions.php file and add the following code: Code Example 1:

// Example of redirecting a page
function quadlayers_redirect() {

    if (isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && 
        ($_SERVER['HTTPS'] == 'on' || $_SERVER['HTTPS'] == 1) || 
        isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO']) && 
        $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO'] == 'https') {
        $protocol = 'https://';
    } else {
        $protocol = 'http://';
    }

    $currenturl = $protocol . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
    $currenturl_relative = wp_make_link_relative($currenturl);

    error_log("Current URL: " . $currenturl_relative); // Log current URL

    switch ($currenturl_relative) {
        case '/old-url/':
            $urlto = home_url('/new-url/');
            break;
        default:
            return;
    }

    error_log("Redirecting to: " . $urlto); // Log redirection URL

    if ($currenturl != $urlto)
        exit(wp_redirect($urlto));
}

add_action('template_redirect', 'quadlayers_redirect');

You can use these redirections for not-found pages regularly.

Example:-2

// Multiple URL redirections

function redirect_page() {
    // Check for HTTPS and set the protocol
    if (isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && ($_SERVER['HTTPS'] == 'on' || $_SERVER['HTTPS'] == 1) ||
        isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO']) && $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO'] == 'https') {
        $protocol = 'https://';
    } else {
        $protocol = 'http://';
    }

    // Get the current URL
    $currenturl = $protocol . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
    $currenturl_relative = wp_make_link_relative($currenturl);

    // Define the redirection map
    $redirection_map = array(
        '/about/' => '/contact-us/'
		
    );

    // Check if the current URL needs to be redirected
    if (array_key_exists($currenturl_relative, $redirection_map)) {
        $urlto = home_url($redirection_map[$currenturl_relative]);

        // Perform the redirection if the current URL does not match the target URL
        if ($currenturl != $urlto) {
            wp_redirect($urlto, 301);
            exit; // Make sure to exit after the redirection
        }
    }
}

add_action('init', 'redirect_page');

Video Example

Explanation of video: if you see here, i am entering https://thefallen.in/about/ and its redirecting to https://thefallen.in/contact-us/

You can also try multiple urls inside the array,

Redirecting from One Domain to Another

To redirect an entire domain or a page from one domain to another, you’ll need access to your hosting panel (e.g., cPanel or Hostinger). Domain-level redirections are set up differently from page-level redirects.

I will explain how to do in hostinger panel.

Step: 1 – Go to hostinger dashboard

Step 2: Go to the domain section.

Step 3: Find redirect features.

For example, in Hostinger’s cPanel, there’s an option for “Redirects,” where you can add the source domain and target domain for a site-wide redirect.

This is how you can manage page and domain redirection in WordPress!

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