Title: Forwarding a link
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Forwarding a link

 *  [Gibbon355](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gibbon355/)
 * (@gibbon355)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forwarding-a-link/)
 * I have the 404 to 301 plugin installed for broader “catchall” forwards but…..
 * **1**. I have an old link floating around that was pre-Wordpress and ends in 
   html (like aaaa.com/bbbbb.html) …. WordPress pages don’t end in html.
 * **2.** How can I have that link(like aaaa.com/bbbbb.html) go to aaaa.com/bbbbb/(
   for example)

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 *  [HudsonValleyWebDesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaycbrf/)
 * (@jaycbrf)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forwarding-a-link/#post-7378878)
 * .htaccess file
 * add Redirect 302 /bbbbb.html [http://aaaa.com/bbbbb/](http://aaaa.com/bbbbb/)
 *  Thread Starter [Gibbon355](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gibbon355/)
 * (@gibbon355)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forwarding-a-link/#post-7378923)
 * How significantly do .htaccess files slow down servers?
 * > “You should avoid using .htaccess files completely if you have access to httpd
   > main server config file. Using .htaccess files slows down your Apache http 
   > server. Any directive that you can include in a .htaccess file is better set
   > in a Directory block, as it will have the same effect with better performance.”

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Gibbon355](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gibbon355/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forwarding-a-link/#post-7378923)
 * Status: not resolved

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