404 Simple Redirect

404 Simple Redirect

This plugin hooks the normal Wordpress workflow in order to determine if the request is processing will cause a 404 HTTP error.

  • Frequently updated
    Very good! This plugin is actively maintained and the last update was released 2561 days ago.
  • This plugin is not tested with the last major release of WordPress
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  • There is no information available which PHP version this plugin requires
    The latest stable PHP 8.4.1 was released on 21 November 2024
  • No information about vulnerabilities and unfixed security issues is available.
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Ratings

3

Active installs

1K

Total Downloads

38K

Support Threads

0

Last updated

28 November 2017

Added

16 May 2012

Versions

100%
  • Version 1.2
100

Rating

Based on 3 on WordPress.org

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About 404 Simple Redirect

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FAQ

Scenario
Sites with high volume of content may have some moved, deleted or badly referenced content. This situation will cause a 404 http error.

Problem
In high performance sites the previously described situation can be a resource problem. It is not necessary that we load completely the site to show a 404 error page.

Solution
Loading a plain HTML page will result easier for our web server than loading a complete CMS instance.

Installation Instructions

  1. Download the plugin from the WordPress plugin repository, unzip and upload to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Enjoy!

What does the plugin?

The plugin hooks the normal WordPress workflow in order to determine if the request is processing will cause a 404 HTTP error. Then it makes a redirection to the URL defined in the plugin settings.

Changelog

1.2

1.1

1.0

How to install 404 Simple Redirect

  1. Download the plugin from the WordPress plugin repository, unzip and upload to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Enjoy!