How to Set Up a Redirect in Wordpress

Quick summary

Setting up a redirect in WordPress using the free Redirection plugin lets you forward old or broken URLs to new pages without touching code. This step-by-step walkthrough covers installing the plugin, completing setup, and adding your first redirect in minutes.

Steps

1. On your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Plugins.
2. Search for Redirection in the plugin directory and click on it.
3. Click Install then Activate to enable the plugin.
4. Select Enable auto-updates to keep the plugin current.
5. Go to Settings inside the Redirection plugin.
6. Click Start Setup to begin the configuration wizard.
7. Choose Continue to proceed through the setup steps.
8. Select Finish Setup to complete the configuration.
9. Once installation is complete, click Ready to begin.
10. Go to Redirects in the plugin menu.
11. Under Add new redirection, paste the Source URL (the URL to redirect from) and the Target URL (the URL to redirect to).
12. Click the Add Redirect button to save your redirect settings.
13. Click Check Redirect to verify your redirect is working correctly.