Title: WP-AvoideR Author: Hans-Joachim Nolte Published: October 18, 2019 Last modified: October 18, 2019 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-avoider/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2175544) 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/wp-avoider/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2175544) # WP-AvoideR By [Hans-Joachim Nolte](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hajonolte/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-avoider.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-avoider/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-avoider/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-avoider/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-avoider/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avoider/) ## Description When optimizing a website, Google� Page Speed Insights or GTMetrix.com can display a poor ranking if there are too many redirects for a URL to the landing page. If a visitor enters http://domainname.com in the browser, the visitor is redirected to httpS://domainname.com and finally lands on httpS://www.domainname.com. This double redirection is punished by numerous search engines. This plugin examines the redirects and then issues a suggestion for a solution. By simply clicking on it, the plugin makes the necessary settings in the .htaccess file – including backup of the existing file. The plugin itself is only 4kb in size. ## Screenshots * [[ * This screen shot shows the demo-webite on https://varvy.com/tools/redirects/ BEFORE installation of WP-AVOIDER * [[ * WP-AVOIDER investigated the 2 redirects and finally… * [[ * https://varvy.com/tools/redirects/ shows that everything is fine now. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/plugin-name` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress 3. Use the Settings->avoid landing pages redirect screen to configure the plugin ## FAQ Does this Plugin any filechanges? Yes. It changes the .htaccess-file but before doing this it makes a backup. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ce21451480a46e0455242e94859ccb9a450d091940f908925af0f5c8ab3ab7ed? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[WP Avoider](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-avoider/)󠁿 [fletcher8](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fletcher8/) May 19, 2020 1 reply I cannot believe so few people have downloaded this great plugin. Using GTMetrix, It has taken my Page from a B rating 84% to an A rating 96% and my Yslow form B 86% to an A 92%. This will no doubt also help improve SEO ranking with Google. I am so impressed with this little plugin I am going to make a donation and buy the people who made it a beer. The Plugin is simple to use and easy to understand. Many thanks for work and efforts guys. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avoider/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP-AvoideR” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Hans-Joachim Nolte ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hajonolte/) [Translate “WP-AvoideR” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-avoider) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-avoider/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-avoider/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-avoider/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-avoider/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 * Initial release (October 2019) ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **7 years ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.2.24** * PHP version ** 7.2 or higher ** * Tag * [redirection](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/redirection/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-avoider/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avoider/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avoider/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avoider/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avoider/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avoider/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avoider/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avoider/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Hans-Joachim Nolte ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hajonolte/) ## Support Got something to say? 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