# Redirection
> [!NOTE] Overview
> Redirection is a comprehensive WordPress plugin for managing 301 redirects, 404 errors, and other URL-related tasks, making it essential for SEO and site maintenance.
## Key Features
1. Redirect Management
- 301 redirects
- 404 monitoring
- URL matching
- Conditional rules
2. Advanced Options
- Regular expressions
- HTTP headers
- Query parameters
- Custom statuses
3. Monitoring Tools
- 404 error logs
- Access logs
- Hit statistics
- Error tracking
## Usage Status
- **Recommendation Level**: Must Use
- **Pricing**: Free
- **Installation Type**: Development Plugin
## Configuration Guide
### 1. Basic Setup
1. Redirect Settings
- URL matching
- Target URLs
- Redirect type
- Status codes
2. Monitoring Options
- Log settings
- Error tracking
- Statistics
- Cleanup rules
### 2. Advanced Settings
1. Rule Configuration
- Regular expressions
- Conditions
- HTTP headers
- URL parameters
2. Performance Options
- Log rotation
- Database cleanup
- Cache settings
- Import/export
## Best Practices
1. Initial Setup
- Monitor 404s
- Set redirects
- Test rules
- Document changes
2. Maintenance
- Regular cleanup
- Check logs
- Update rules
- Monitor impact
## Integration Notes
- Works with:
- SEO plugins
- Cache plugins
- Security tools
- Analytics systems
## Common Issues & Solutions
1. Performance Issues
- Log size
- Database load
- Cache conflicts
- Memory usage
2. Configuration Problems
- Regex errors
- Loop detection
- Rule conflicts
- Import issues
## Personal Experience
Essential tool for managing redirects and monitoring 404 errors. Simple interface with powerful features. Regular maintenance required for optimal performance.
## Alternatives
1. Simple 301 Redirects
2. Safe Redirect Manager
3. 404 to 301
4. Quick Page/Post Redirect
## Best Use Cases
1. Site Maintenance
- URL changes
- Site migration
- Structure updates
- Error handling
2. SEO Management
- Link preservation
- Traffic routing
- Error reduction
- Analytics tracking
## Performance Impact
1. Logging Impact
- Database size
- Query load
- Storage usage
- Processing time
2. Site Impact
- Response time
- Server load
- Cache behavior
- Memory usage
## Advanced Features
1. URL Handling
- Regex support
- Wildcards
- Query strings
- Path matching
2. Management Tools
- Bulk actions
- Import/export
- API access
- Group management
## Configuration Tips
1. Rule Management
- Use groups
- Test thoroughly
- Document changes
- Monitor impact
2. Performance Strategy
- Regular cleanup
- Log rotation
- Cache settings
- Database optimization
## Resources
- [Official Website](https://redirection.me/)
- [Documentation](https://redirection.me/support/)
- [WordPress Repository](https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/)
- [Support Forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/redirection/)