Title: How do I enable Apache redirects?
Last modified: August 24, 2016
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# How do I enable Apache redirects?
* [johnflufin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnflufin/)
* (@johnflufin)
* [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-enable-apache-redirects/)
* How do I enable Apache redirects with this plugin? I have entered the .htaccess
location in Modules > Apache > Edit. No go.
* [https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/)
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* [Ovidiu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ovidiu/)
* (@ovidiu)
* [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-enable-apache-redirects/#post-6028233)
* jepp, I’m stuck here too. this is the first time I can’t figure out how to use
a plugin, quite hilarious 🙂
* Thread Starter [johnflufin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnflufin/)
* (@johnflufin)
* [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-enable-apache-redirects/#post-6028234)
* I have gotten Apache redirects to work before but I don’t recall the exact steps.
Whatever it was I remember thinking it wasn’t very obvious or intuitive. Somewhat
convoluted imo.
* I’m pretty sure entering the htaccess file location enables it but this didn’t
seem to do the trick on a recent install. I tried all manner of relative and
absolute paths but the groups were still assigned to WordPress with no obvious
way to switch them to Apache.
* Maybe an htaccess file permissions issue?
* Unfortunately support for this plugin seems to be nonexistent. Too bad.
* [Ovidiu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ovidiu/)
* (@ovidiu)
* [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-enable-apache-redirects/#post-6028235)
* file access permissions are ok as this plugin has already written some lines
into .htaccess but I can’t figure out how to create a redirect via this plugin
to be written into the .htaccess file.
* Thread Starter [johnflufin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnflufin/)
* (@johnflufin)
* [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-enable-apache-redirects/#post-6028236)
* This is done in the Redirects section. There is a “Add new redirection” form
at the bottom.
* [Ovidiu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ovidiu/)
* (@ovidiu)
* [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-enable-apache-redirects/#post-6028237)
* well, adding a redirection only ends up with this in my .htaccess, no redirection
here 🙁
* ```
# Created by Redirection
# Fri, 14 Aug 2015 06:33:42 +0000
# Redirection - http://urbangiraffe.com/plugins/redirection/
order allow,deny
deny from all
Options +FollowSymlinks
# End of Redirection
```
* Thread Starter [johnflufin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnflufin/)
* (@johnflufin)
* [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-enable-apache-redirects/#post-6028238)
* In that case it sounds like the redirection group is still using WordPress for
redirection. To confirm, go to Modules and see which module has groups assigned
to it.
* That said, don’t ask me how to reassign groups to different modules. Like I said
before I got Apache redirects working at one point in the past and it’s still
working. But I couldn’t get it working on a recent install in a different site.
Mainly because I can’t figure out how to reassign the redirections group to the
Apache module despite MANY attempts. I’m not sure but I’m guessing an update
broke or removed some vital functionality required to make this work.
* I think I got to the same point you’re at but gave up because I didn’t think
it was worth wasting more time pursuing the solution.
* Here is fairly detailed info about the plugin on the author’s website. I couldn’t
find the answer to this problem but maybe it will help you. [http://urbangiraffe.com/plugins/redirection/](http://urbangiraffe.com/plugins/redirection/)
* Also there are several 301 redirect plugins. Surely one can replace this once
good plugin. [https://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=301+redirect](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=301+redirect)
* Let me know if you figure out a solution. Good luck.
* [Ovidiu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ovidiu/)
* (@ovidiu)
* [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-enable-apache-redirects/#post-6028239)
* thx, read that plugin page long ago and nothing helpful for this problem in there.
* quite pointless trying ot figure this plugin out on your own 🙂
the apache module
has no groups but how does one assign it groups? giving up for now 🙁
* [http://screencast.com/t/VznVOgRa](http://screencast.com/t/VznVOgRa)
[http://screencast.com/t/X2VsmDe3O3](http://screencast.com/t/X2VsmDe3O3)
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