WP Post Redirect
Easily redirect your WordPress posts to any external URL with a simple metabox. Lightweight, efficient, and perfect for SEO!
4.6(5 reviews)
·3.0K+ active installs·Updated 2 months agoAs of April 2026, WP Post Redirect is a WordPress seo plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 32K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are up 13% this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time….
4.6/55 reviews
3.0K+active installs
0%resolved
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
WP Post Redirect allows you to seamlessly redirect individual posts to external URLs or internal content. Once activated, a new metabox appears on the post edit screen, letting you specify a custom redirect URL or search for an internal post/page. Great for affiliate links, content curation, or moving content.
Features:
* Add a redirect URL to any post via a simple metabox.
* Search and select internal posts or pages for redirection.
* Set custom HTTP Status codes (301, 307, 308) globally or per post.
* Option to open redirects in a new tab and allow rel="nofollow".
* Highlight posts with active redirections in the admin area.
* Dashboard options page to manage all redirections with CSV Export.
* Backend column to mark posts with redirect enabled.
* Lightweight and easy to use.
* Fully co…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Add a new window to open the page
by 佛系软件·4 years ago
Add a new window to open the page
Plugin that works great.
by SOFTLOR INGENIERIE·6 years ago
Plugin that works great. One star less for the absence of update.
Ottimo
by Andrea·7 years ago
Utilissimo e di facile uso
Great Plugin
by Manas Mitra·9 years ago·2 replies
Excellent plugin. Just what I was searching for so long. 4 star as the redirection can not be opened in a new window. Do not want to use another plugin for redirection.
Works as advertised but…
by apollosk·10 years ago
Plugin author should consider adding an option to open the external link in a new tab/window.
Download Trends
Today: 14Yesterday: 17This week: 135Period total: 6K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.8+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.2
48.8%
v2.0
21.3%
v1.3
11.4%
v1.5
10.2%
v1.4
6.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.2 – 2026-02-02
- [New] Support for Internal Content Redirection (search posts/pages).
- [New] Added options for “Open in new tab” and
rel="nofollow". - [New] Support for selectable HTTP Status Codes (301, 307, 308).
- [Improvement] Unified metadata storage for better efficiency.
- [Improvement] Enhanced Admin Dashboard with CSV Export support for new fields.
…and 1 more changes
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