Redirect Old Slugs

Redirect Old Slugs allows you to change your post slugs without breaking your permalinks. People requesting the old link will be redirected to the new link. This all happens automatically.

Note that this functionality was brought into WordPress core for version 2.1, so this plugin is not needed. When you upgrade to WordPress version 2.1 or higher, your old slugs will be kept and will keep on being redirected without the need for this plugin.

Download

Latest version: Download Redirect Old Slugs v0.3 [zip]

This plugin has been downloaded 2814 times.

Installation

  1. Upload redirect-old-slugs.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

FAQ

Q. What if I change a post slug more than once?
A. All old post slugs are retained, and all will redirect to the current URL. You can change your slug as many times as you like with impunity.

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118 Responses to “Redirect Old Slugs”

  1. I want the post to still keep showing up so that anyone who comes to it via search, for instance, will now see the additional content and the new title. I might still change the permalink but, with the help of a nifty WordPress plugin called Redirect Old Slugs, do it in a way that the change will be wholly transparent and not affect the post showing up in all the right places including search engine results. Actually, I can’t really see any value in changing it. Can you?

  2. es ver como estas dos direcciones llevan a un mismo artículo: http://bruto.muzaidin.com/archivos/2004/taliban-del-rock/blind-melon-soup-1995/ http://bruto.muzaidin.com/2004/blind-melon-soup-1995/ Redirect Old Slugs: Otro gran plugin que ya viene por defecto como función a partir de WP 2.1, pero que para los que estamos todavía en la rama 2.0.x es muy útil. La función es la misma: redireccionar, aunque la utilidad que le he dado es diferente. Lo que te permite

  3. Trakin (subscribed) says:

    Now this one is a very thoughful plugin. You can visit your old slugs and make new ones based on new popular keywords. A very good SEO technique I must say. However, I am going to try first with one of my old posts and wait to see the results. If it works properly- It will be really helpful. Thanks for your work !

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  10. Steve says:

    If this works you’re a magic man.

  11. Steve says:

    Oops… I’m running higher than 2.1 so I already have this… I’ve never tested it out, though. I’ll have to try that. :-)

  12. dreamfree says:

    sounds great~ but if we can modify the slug immediately, the google can thus not index the older one:)

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