Title: Seraphinite Alternative Slugs Manager
Author: Seraphinite Solutions
Published: <strong>March 7, 2019</strong>
Last modified: December 27, 2023

---

Search plugins

![](https://ps.w.org/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2632544)

This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

![](https://ps.w.org/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=2632544)

# Seraphinite Alternative Slugs Manager

 By [Seraphinite Solutions](https://profiles.wordpress.org/seraphinitesoft/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr.1.4.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/)

## Description

Avoid URL redirection errors by managing old and alternative slugs to improve SEO.
Allows to edit, delete and add new slugs to posts. See more [how to use it](https://www.s-sols.com/docs/wordpress/old-slugs-mgr/getting-started-osm).

**Features**

 * **All post types support**
    Particular post types can be chosen in the [settings](https://www.s-sols.com/docs/wordpress/old-slugs-mgr/getting-started-osm#settings)
   including media.
 * **Old slugs**
    Viewing and correction.
 * **Alternative slugs**
    Full managing.

**Premium features**

 * **No promotions**
    No promotions of other related plugins.
 * **Support**
    Personal prioritized [support](https://www.s-sols.com/support)

[More details](https://www.s-sols.com/products/wordpress/old-slugs-mgr).

**Requirements**

 * [WordPress](https://wordpress.org/download) 4.5 or higher.
 * PHP 5.4 or higher.
 * Browser (Google Chrome, Firefox, IE).

## Screenshots

[⌊Post slugs editor.⌉⌊Post slugs editor.⌉[

Post slugs editor.

[⌊Settings.⌉⌊Settings.⌉[

Settings.

## Installation

 1. Choose the plugin from the WordPress repository, or choose the plugin’s archive
    file in ‘Upload Plugin’ section in WordPress ‘Plugins\Add New’, or upload and extract
    the plugin archive to the ‘/wp-content/plugins’ directory manually.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
 3. It will appear in the admin UI as shown in the [screenshots](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/screenshots).

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8cebbf0ef13dd27ee3db81e15f0fb0f1646a5a6beed5b72c3424aa823718aa56?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Good job!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-job-1082/)󠁿

 [maddy666](https://profiles.wordpress.org/maddy666/) May 9, 2019

Good and simple.

 [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Seraphinite Alternative Slugs Manager” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Seraphinite Solutions ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/seraphinitesoft/)

“Seraphinite Alternative Slugs Manager” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank
you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Seraphinite Alternative Slugs Manager” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.4

Improvements:

 * Alternative searching.
 * Auto-renaming (while activation or upgrading from Base version) plugin’s directory
   to appended by ‘-ext’ to avoid external wrong overwriting by Base version.
 * CSRF checking while settings saving, resetting and importing.
 * Changing text ‘Already done’ to ‘Dismiss’ in review notification.
 * Decreasing CPU using while asynchronous tasks execution.
 * Direct link to a new plugin version in plugins list.
 * Direct link to download full version in upgrade message.
 * Forced overwriting temp files if the existed one is a directory.
 * License activation and upgrade to full version.
 * License block in base plugin version.
 * Limiting log files to 2 MB size and maximum 50 count.
 * On all notifications that requires confirming the close ‘X’ button was removed.
 * Plugin’s custom directory name support.
 * Settings restoring confirmation.

Fixes:

 * ‘Upgrade to base plugin version is not supported’ error on some hostings.
 * Admin Interface: Elements’ widths are broken if other plugins use the CSS class
   name “block”.
 * Ajax requests could be blocked by another plugins.
 * Can’t update plugin from file if its directory is renamed.
 * Decrypting is not working after changing salts.
 * Localization is unavailable when Translate Press plugin is used.
 * Plugin’s scripts and styles are loaded incorrectly if WP plugins directory is
   not under WP root directory.
 * Possible warning while theme customization about ‘cannot modify header information’.
 * Restoring and importing settings without privileges.
 * Sometimes Ext, Full versions are updated to Base version.
 * Sometimes error appears about call to undefined function ‘get_plugins’.

#### 1.3

Improvements:

 * If EULA is not accepted then showing minimal UI.
 * Import/export of settings.
 * Input-output security improvements.
 * Minimum WordPress version is 4.5.
 * Options: Multisite support.
 * Premium update.
 * The support button now opens the site page instead of the email client.
 * Upgrading from free version to full.

Fixes:

 * Admin scripts.
 * Localization is not reloaded on ‘change_locale’ event.
 * Mismatched version is always shown as new.
 * Sometimes Ext, Full versions are updated to Base version.
 * The activation panel is not visible if the server is unavailable.
 * Unable to upgrade Extended and Premium version.
 * Update terminates due to timeout on some hosting.
 * Updating to full version is not always working.

#### 1.2.1

Improvements:

 * Russian localization correction.
 * Upgrading to preview version trough downloading.

#### 1.2

New features:

 * Polylang plugin support.

Improvements:

 * Backup previous settings structure.
 * Making backups when change .htaccess.
 * Not meeting minimum requirements notifications.
 * Reset settings.
 * Security: sanitizing input parameters.

Fixes:

 * ‘Key’ buttons might have background on some themes.
 * Compatibility issues with Polylang plugin.
 * Frontend plugin queries are not valid for some sites.
 * License block is invisible just after installation if remote configuration is
   unavailable.
 * Output on some sites might be broken.
 * PHP 8: Fatal error on plugin initialization (call_user_func).
 * PHP Compatibility Checker by WPEngine detects issues with PHP 7.3.
 * Settings: ‘Save changes’ button is always in English.

#### 1.1.1

Improvements:

 * Behavior changes notification warning.
 * Checkboxes inner select links are now in Combo style.
 * Download Preview and Full bundles by current version.
 * List items operations animation.
 * Storing settings in JSON format to ensure import/export of data.

Fixes:

 * “Key” link after “Order” button is invalid.
 * Block editor: If save more one time the new slug is duplicated.
 * Block’s help button is shifted to right.
 * Call to undefined function: wpml_element_type_filter.
 * In rare cases admin UI is blocked.
 * In the admin panel, the warning ‘Undefined index’ is shown, if DEBUG mode is 
   enabled.
 * Inline comboboxes too short in WP 5.3 or higher.
 * Multiple appearing of Change Version warning.
 * Numeric slugs are not updated.
 * On some systems, script loading fails, resulting in a site loading error.
 * Separator line is invisible under WordPress 5.2 or higher.
 * Settings layout is too wide on some themes.
 * Unable to upgrade Extended and Premium version.

#### 1.1

Improvements:

 * Attachments are supported.

Fixes:

 * PHP 5.4 ’empty’ operator compatibility.

#### 1.0.9

Fixes:

 * Save settings result message is blocked by security plugins.

#### 1.0.8

Improvements:

 * Help and documentation.

Fixes:

 * Localization.

#### 1.0.7

Improvements:

 * Localization – Russian.

Fixes:

 * ‘Delete’ button icon.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.4**
 *  Last updated **3 years ago**
 *  Active installations **20+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.4.10**
 *  PHP version ** 5.4 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/),
   and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr)
 * Tags
 * [editor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editor/)[manager](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/manager/)
   [old slug](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/old-slug/)[slug](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/slug/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  1 5-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 3-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 2-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  0 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/reviews/?filter=1)

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/reviews/)

## Contributors

 *   [ Seraphinite Solutions ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/seraphinitesoft/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seraphinite-old-slugs-mgr/)

## Donate

Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin?

 [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.s-sols.com/products/wordpress/old-slugs-mgr#offer)