{"id":47990,"date":"2019-09-20T10:43:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T15:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=47990"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:42:33","slug":"wordpress-redirects-permalinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wordpress-redirects-permalinks\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Redirect WordPress Posts After Changing Permalinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In this article:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#install\">Install Redirection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#setup\">Setup<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#redirects\">Redirects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some WordPress updates require more proactive work than others. <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/recommended-security-plugins\/\">Security plugins<\/a> require detailed customization per your environment and usually provide activity logs for reactive changes. <a href=\"\/support\/website\/6-ways-to-improve-website-accessibility\/\">Accessibility improvements<\/a> require user testing to ensure it improves user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress <a href=\"\/support\/website\/seo\/seo-getting-started-guide\/\">search engine optimization (SEO)<\/a> requires time and research. A plugin like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/all-in-one-seo-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\">All in One SEO<\/a> or <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/yoast-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yoast SEO<\/a> helps. But simply updating your WordPress permalinks from the longer <strong>day and name<\/strong> or <strong>month and name<\/strong> formats to a more concise option makes your URL\u2019s easier to read and improves SEO immediately. Doing this <em>correctly<\/em> requires handling potential <a href=\"\/support\/website\/error-numbers\/404-error-page-not-found\/\">404 \u2013 File Not Found<\/a> errors as older links become invalid if not redirected somehow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An .htaccess 301 redirect can suffice for new websites with only a few pages. However, seasoned WordPress sites would benefit from a plugin to manage these changes automatically with logs to help fix related issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below we cover how to use the <strong>Redirection plugin<\/strong> to redirect WordPress posts after changing permalinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Get better performance without additional plugins with our Nginx-powered <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress Hosting<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install\">Install Redirection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are multiple ways to install the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/redirection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redirection plugin<\/a>. You can <a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-upload-files-server\/\">install the plugin manually<\/a> or via <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wp-cli\/install-a-plugin-using-wp-cli\/\">WP-CLI<\/a> (plugin slug <code>redirection<\/code>). Below we\u2019ll use the WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\">Log in to your WordPress dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/install-wordpress-plugins\/\">Install the Redirection plugin<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Activate<\/strong> the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"setup\">Setup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>Hover over <strong>Tools<\/strong> and click <strong>Redirection<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read the Getting Started page and click <strong>Start Setup<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) Select <strong>Monitor permalink changes in WordPress posts and pages.<\/strong> You can change these settings at any time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Continue Setup<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the REST API check is Good, click <strong>Finish Setup<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Finished<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/redirection-setup-start.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/redirection-setup-start.png 700w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/redirection-setup-start-266x300.png 266w\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Start Setup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/redirection-setup-basics.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/redirection-setup-basics.png 700w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/redirection-setup-basics-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Configure Basic Setup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/redirection-setup-finished.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/redirection-setup-finished.png 700w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/redirection-setup-finished-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Check REST API<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1674\" height=\"888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wordpress-permalinks.png\" alt=\"WordPress Permalinks section\" class=\"wp-image-47870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wordpress-permalinks.png 1674w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wordpress-permalinks-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wordpress-permalinks-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wordpress-permalinks-1024x543.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Configure permalinks to your preference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"redirects\">Create Redirects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>Do <strong>NOT<\/strong> make any changes, yet. Decide your <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/setting-up-permalinks-on-your-wordpress-site\/\">preferred permalinks<\/a> but do<strong> NOT Save Changes<\/strong>. You\u2019re looking at the permalinks to see how your WordPress site is creating a URL for its links.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you have determined your permalink settings, you need to find the correct Regular Expression (regex) input for your redirect settings. Below are some common changes:<br><strong>Day and Name<\/strong> to <strong>Post name<\/strong>:<br>Source: <code>\/^\/\\d{4}\/\\d{2}\/\\d{2}\/(.*)<\/code><br>Target: <code>https:\/\/domain.com\/$1\/<\/code><br>Example: https:\/\/domain.com\/<strong>2019\/09\/20\/<\/strong>about<br>Becomes https:\/\/domain.com\/about<br><br>Domain to <code>\/blog<\/code> except URLs with <code>\/blog<\/code>:<br>Source: <code>\/^\/(?!blog)(.*)<\/code><br>Target: <code>\/blog\/$1<\/code><br>Example: https:\/\/domain.com\/about<br>Becomes https:\/\/domain.com\/<strong>blog\/<\/strong>about<br><br>Old domain to new domain:<br>Source: <code>\/(.*)<\/code><br>Target: https:\/\/newsite.com\/$1\/<br>Example: https:\/\/domain.com<br>Becomes https:\/\/domain.net<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) Read more about Regex options on the developer\u2019s website \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/redirection.me\/support\/redirect-regular-expressions\/#common\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redirection.me<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/setting-up-permalinks-on-your-wordpress-site\/\">Configure your permalinks<\/a> and <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the left, hover over <strong>Tools<\/strong> and click <strong>Redirection<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <em>Add new redirection<\/em>, add your <strong>Source URL<\/strong> regex and select <strong>Regex<\/strong> from the <em>URL options \/ Regex<\/em> drop-down on the right. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type your <strong>Target URL<\/strong> and click <strong>Add Redirect<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test your redirect.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Improve your SEO by checking the Redirection logs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article: Some WordPress updates require more proactive work than others. 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