Title: Flex Redirects Author: Flex Plugins Published: August 13, 2026 Last modified: August 13, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/flex-redirects/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3645740) ![](https://ps.w.org/flex-redirects/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3645740) # Flex Redirects By [Flex Plugins](https://profiles.wordpress.org/flexfields/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/flex-redirects.1.3.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flex-redirects/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flex-redirects/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flex-redirects/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flex-redirects/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/flex-redirects/) ## Description **Flex Redirects** sends visitors from an old path to a new URL before the theme loads. Use it after migrations, slug changes, or when you retire pages. * Exact, prefix, and regex matching * Regex targets can reuse capture groups with `$1` or `${1}` * 301, 302, and 307 status codes * Optional query-string matching and passthrough * Hit counters per redirect * Hits Log with referrer, IP, user agent, and logged-in user (latest 5000) * Optional 404 logging (latest 1000 HTML/permalink paths) * CSV import (upsert) and export * Dry-run tester for a path or URL * Sortable columns and pagination on every list * Clean uninstall removes tables and options No remote calls. Rules and logs stay in your WordPress database. CSS and JavaScript are loaded from this plugin only. #### Privacy Flex Redirects stores redirect rules and optional 404 paths in your WordPress database. When **Log redirect hits** is enabled (on by default), it also stores per-hit visitor data: IP address, HTTP referrer, user agent, and WordPress user ID if the visitor is logged in. Only administrators can view this log. Disable the setting if you do not need visitor-level history; aggregate Hits counters still update. The plugin does not send data to external servers and does not load third-party scripts. ## Installation 1. Upload the `flex-redirects` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`, or install the zip via **Plugins Add New Upload Plugin**. 2. Activate **Flex Redirects**. 3. Go to **Flex Redirects All Redirects** and add your first rule. 4. Confirm with **Tools Test a path**, or visit the old URL in a private window. ## FAQ ### Does this replace an SEO plugin? No. Use Flex Redirects for URL redirects. Pair it with Flex SEO (or another SEO plugin) for titles, meta tags, and sitemaps. ### How do regex replacements work? Use match type Regex with a pattern such as `^/blog/(.*)$` and a target like `/news/ $1`. Enter the pattern without `#` delimiters. Invalid patterns are rejected when you save. ### Can I redirect to another domain? Yes. Put a full `https://` URL in Target. Only `http` and `https` destinations are allowed. ### What is stored in the Hits Log? Time, source, target, status code, logged-in user (or Guest), referrer, IP, and user agent. The log keeps about the latest 5000 rows. Turn it off under Settings if you do not need that history. ### Will this conflict with another redirect plugin? Possibly. If two plugins try to redirect the same path, the one that runs first wins. Disable overlapping rules, or use **Tools Test a path** to see what Flex Redirects would do. ### What happens when I uninstall? Deleting the plugin drops the redirect tables, hits log, 404 log, and settings. Deactivating alone keeps your data. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Flex Redirects” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Flex Plugins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/flexfields/) [Translate “Flex Redirects” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/flex-redirects) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flex-redirects/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/flex-redirects/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/flex-redirects/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/flex-redirects/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.3.0 * WordPress.org submission hygiene: http(s)-only destinations, no inline JavaScript, CSV size/row limits. * About page links only to Flex plugins already listed on WordPress.org. * Sync Stable tag with plugin version; expand readme privacy and FAQ. #### 1.2.2 * Align sort arrows with column headers. #### 1.2.1 * Sortable columns and always-visible pagination (20/50/100 per page) on All Redirects, Hits Log, and 404 Log. #### 1.2.0 * Add Hits Log: each redirect with user, referrer, IP, and user agent. * Setting to enable/disable hit logging (keeps latest 5000 rows). * Link rule hit counts on All Redirects into the filtered Hits Log. #### 1.1.1 * Exact rules with a query string match on the path when “Ignore query string” is on. * Prefix rules append the unmatched suffix (folder move) and reject source /. * Redirect GET/HEAD only; skip login, feeds, and the Flex SEO sitemap. * Insert query strings before URL fragments; validate regex on save; upsert 404 hits. * Expand the Usage page with match types, query strings, 404 log, CSV, and tester details. #### 1.1.0 * Fix regex sources, prefix path boundaries, subdirectory installs, and query-string matching. * Skip self-redirects and in-request loops; continue to the next rule. * CSV import upserts by source and match type; schema upgrades on plugin update. * Add regex `$1` targets, query passthrough, 404 static-file filter, pagination, and a dry-run tester. #### 1.0.2 * Refreshed admin UI with a cleaner, card-based layout (local CSS only). #### 1.0.1 * Fix admin layout overlap on the redirects screen. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.3.0** * Last updated **1 day ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [301](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/301/)[404](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/404/) [redirect](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/redirect/)[seo](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/) [urls](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/urls/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flex-redirects/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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