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RationalRedirects

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Description

RationalRedirects is a lightweight WordPress plugin for managing URL redirects. It supports exact path matching, regular expressions with capture groups, and automatically creates redirects when post/page slugs change.

Features:

  • Simple Redirects – Redirect one URL to another with 301, 302, 307, or 410 status codes
  • Regex Support – Use regular expressions with capture groups for flexible pattern matching
  • Auto Slug Redirects – Automatically create redirects when you change a post or page URL slug
  • Hit Counter – Track how many times each redirect is triggered
  • Fast Performance – Database-indexed lookups and transient caching for regex patterns
  • Import System – Import redirects from Yoast SEO Premium, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress, and Redirection

External Services

This plugin connects to the following external services:

RationalWP Plugin Directory

This plugin fetches a list of available RationalWP plugins from rationalwp.com to display in the WordPress admin menu. Only the menu file version number is sent as a cache-busting query parameter. No user data is transmitted. The response is cached locally for 24 hours.

  1. Upload the rationalredirects folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Go to RationalWP > Redirects to manage your redirects
How do I create a simple redirect?

Go to RationalWP > Redirects, enter the source path (e.g., /old-page), the destination URL, select a status code, and click “Add Redirect”.

How do I use regex redirects?

Check the “Is Regex” box when creating a redirect. Use capture groups in your pattern and reference them in the destination with $1, $2, etc.

Example: Pattern /blog/(.*) with destination /news/$1 will redirect /blog/my-post to /news/my-post.

What status codes are available?

  • 301 – Permanent redirect (recommended for SEO)
  • 302 – Temporary redirect
  • 307 – Temporary redirect (preserves request method)
  • 410 – Gone (content permanently removed)

How do automatic slug redirects work?

When enabled in settings, the plugin monitors changes to post and page URLs. When you change a slug, it automatically creates a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new one.

Can I import redirects from other plugins?

Yes! The Import tab supports importing from Yoast SEO Premium, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress, and Redirection.

1.0.2

  • Tested up to WordPress 7.0.

1.0.1

  • Fixing plugin URL
  • Initial release
  • Simple and regex redirect support
  • Automatic slug change tracking
  • Hit counter for redirects
  • Import system for popular SEO plugins
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