Redirect 404 to parent
This plugin helps you redirect any 404 request to the parent URL.
4.5(2 reviews)
·60 active installs·Updated 2 months agoAs of April 2026, Redirect 404 to parent is a WordPress 404 plugin with 60 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.3+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Redirection.
4.5/52 reviews
60active installs
6.3K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
Redirect any 404 request to the parent URL with this incredibly powerful, easy-to-use, well supported and 100% free WordPress cookie plugin.
Simply put, the plugin performs the following: when there is a 404 page found such as /about/sample-url then the plugin will automatically redirect the visitor to /about/
It’s a very powerful plugin that saves you many hours specifying individual redirects for every 404 page. With our plugin, you can define one simple rule that will cover all child pages that produce 404 errors.
Features
- You can defined the BASE URL – this is the URL that will be served as a starting point.
- You can define the type of the redirection done by WordPress (302, 301, etc.).
- You can add as many rules you want and easily delete them if you don’t need them…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.3+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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Changelog
1.4.1
- Statistic options disabled by default
Contributors
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