Shortcode Redirect

Shortcode Redirect sends visitors from any post or page to another URL. No settings screens, no database tables — just drop it in where you need it.

There are two ways to use it, and both produce the exact same front-end output.

1. The Redirect block (new in 1.1.0)

In the block editor, add the Redirect block from the Widgets category. The block sidebar exposes three simple fields:

• Destination URL — where the visitor should end up
• Seconds to wait — how long to pause before redirecting (0 = immediate)
• Show “redirecting” message — toggle the visible “Please wait…” line on or off

The editor shows a live summary of what the block will do, e.g. “Redirects to https://example.com — after 3 seconds · message shown”. No shortcode syntax to memorize.

2. The classic shortcode

Paste into any post or page:

[redirect url='https://example.com' sec='3']

Shortcode attributes:

• url — destination URL (required)
• sec — seconds to wait before redirecting (optional, default 0)
• show_message — set to false, 0, no, or off to hide the “redirecting” message (optional, default true, new in 1.1.0)

Example with all three:

[redirect url='https://example.com' sec='5' show_message='false']

Same output either way

Block or shortcode, the front-end renders the same single <meta http-equiv="refresh"> tag (plus the optional one-line message). No JavaScript. No server-side redirect. No third-party tracking. Existing [redirect] shortcodes from earlier versions continue to work unchanged.

Features

• Block editor support — native “Redirect” block (new in 1.1.0)
• Classic shortcode — [redirect] works exactly like it always has
• Optional delay — choose how many seconds to wait before redirecting
• Silent mode — hide the “redirecting…” message for a clean, blank-page redirect (new in 1.1.0)
• Lightweight — a single PHP file plus a small block; no settings, no tables, no dependencies
• Backwards compatible — upgrading from 1.0.x is drop-in

1. Install from the WordPress Plugin Directory, or upload shortcode-redirect.zip to /wp-content/plugins/.

2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu.

3. Either:

   • Add the Redirect block to any post/page (block inserter → Widgets → Redirect), or
   • Paste [redirect url='https://example.com' sec='3'] into any post/page.

No configuration screen to visit — the plugin activates and is immediately usable.

1. 

   The Redirect block in the block editor — destination URL, delay, and "show message" toggle all live in the block sidebar, with a live summary inside the canvas.

2. 

   Using the classic [redirect] shortcode via the core Shortcode block — fully backwards compatible.

3. 

   The default "Please wait while you are redirected..." message that visitors see (with a manual fallback link) while the page waits to redirect.

1.1.2

• Ensure WP 7.0 Compat

1.1.1

• New: Native block editor “Redirect” block (shares the same render logic as the shortcode)
• New: Option to show or hide the “Please wait while you are redirected…” message — via the show_message shortcode attribute or the Show “redirecting” message block toggle
• Hardened output escaping, added proper license headers, and added direct-access protection to satisfy Plugin Check

1.0.4

• Ensure compat with WP 6.9

1.0.03

• Fix XSS vulnerability (patchstack report efd671f0-81c0-4ca8-bbdb-11e6b63d3fe6)

1.0.02

• Fixed a low risk security hole

1.0.01

• Added output buffer to make text show up in the right place
• Added license to main file
• Fixed URL bug

1.0.00

• Initial release