Redirect by Custom Field
Changes the URLs pointing to pages and posts which have a "redirect" custom field, using that entry as the URL instead.
4.8(5 reviews)
·600 active installs·Updated 12 years agoAs of April 2026, Redirect by Custom Field is a WordPress url plugin with 600 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 22K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
4.8/55 reviews
600active installs
22K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
Sometimes you have a need for having links to external URLs show up interspersed among your own pages or posts. This plugin lets you easily create such “redirecting” posts or pages by simply setting a custom field.
Usage: Add the custom field with label “redirect” to any post or page. Enter the redirect target URL as the value of that custom field. Now all links on your site to that post or page will be replaced with that redirect URL! If you try to visit the permalink URL for that page, it will redirect the user to that redirect URL too.
This plugin actually also works fine to redirect a URL to another URL on the same site as well.
Placeholders: New in version 0.9: the strings %home% and %site% in URLs are replaced by the WordPress home URL and site URLs, respecti…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0
- Added new “hide redirects” filter in the list of posts/pages.
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