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Blaze Redirects is a fast, lightweight redirect manager for WordPress. It uses a cache-first router that runs zero database queries on a cache hit, so redirect matching is nearly instant. The admin interface is clean and tabbed, keeping everything in one place.
It covers simple 301 redirects, complex conditional rules, a built-in link shortener, and a full 404 monitoring dashboard.
<h4>Why Blaze Redirects?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Cache-first routing: zero DB queries on cache hit, with object cache and transient fallback</li>
<li>No bloat: assets load only on the plugin’s own admin pages</li>
<li>REST API with automatic <code>wp_ajax</code> fallback if REST is disabled</li>
<li>Import from Redirection plugin: switch without losing your existing rules</li>
<li>SEO-safe: correct 301/302/307/308/410/451 headers, regex support, and auto-monitoring for slug changes</li>
</ul>
<h4>Redirect Types & URL Matching</h4>
<ul>
<li>HTTP codes: 301, 302, 307, 308, 410, 451</li>
<li>URL matching: Exact, Regex (PCRE), Wildcard (<code>*</code>)</li>
<li>Priority system to resolve conflicts when multiple rules match</li>
<li>Auto-create redirects when post or term slugs change</li>
</ul>
<h4>Conditional Redirects</h4>
Apply rules only when specific conditions are met. You can combine any number of conditions:
<ul>
<li>Login status or user role</li>
<li>Device type (mobile / tablet / desktop)</li>
<li>Country via GeoIP (MaxMind GeoLite2, free tier available)</li>
<li>IP address or CIDR range</li>
<li>HTTP referrer, cookie, or request header</li>
<li>Day of week or time of day</li>
</ul>
<h4>Scheduled Redirects</h4>
Set an optional start date/time, end date/time, or both. Schedules run via WP-Cron with no server cron setup required.
<h4>404 Monitor & Intelligence</h4>
<ul>
<li>Full 404 log with URL, method, referrer, browser, IP, and timestamp</li>
<li>Fuzzy-match suggestions: one click turns a 404 into a redirect</li>
<li>Bulk-create redirects from selected 404 entries</li>
<li>Email & webhook alerts when 404 rate spikes past a configurable threshold</li>
</ul>
<h4>Built-In Link Shortener</h4>
<ul>
<li>Generates <code>/go/slug</code> short URLs (prefix configurable in Settings)</li>
<li>Auto-generate or set a custom slug</li>
<li>Per-link hit counter</li>
<li>Works correctly in subdirectory WordPress installs</li>
</ul>
<h4>Analytics Dashboard</h4>
<ul>
<li>4 stat cards with trend comparison vs. previous period (↑↓ badges)</li>
<li>Daily traffic chart showing redirects vs. 404 errors, with gap-fill</li>
<li>Top Redirects table and Top 404 URLs table</li>
<li>Period selector: 7 days / 30 days / 90 days</li>
<li>Powered by Chart.js (loaded only on the Analytics tab)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Groups</h4>
Organise redirects into named groups. Live redirect count badge links directly to the filtered Redirects tab.
<h4>Import / Export</h4>
<ul>
<li>Import: CSV, JSON (native or Redirection plugin format), Apache <code>.htaccess</code></li>
<li>Export: CSV, JSON, Apache <code>.htaccess</code>, Nginx rewrite rules, WP-CLI commands</li>
</ul>
<h4>Developer Tools</h4>
<ul>
<li>REST API at <code>/wp-json/blaze-redirects/v1/</code> with full CRUD support</li>
<li>WP-CLI: <code>wp blaze-redirects list|add|delete|import|flush-cache</code></li>
<li>Async 404 logging via queue buffer → WP-Cron (avoids write bottlenecks)</li>
<li>PSR-4 autoloader with no Composer dependency and zero global namespace pollution</li>
<li>Multisite network-activation support (per-site redirect tables)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Admin Interface</h4>
One sidebar item. All navigation is done via horizontal tabs:
Redirects · 404 Errors · Groups · Short Links · Analytics · Import/Export · Settings · Tools
Modern card-based UI, fully responsive, accessible checkboxes and keyboard navigation throughout.

Blaze Redirects

Fast 301/302 redirect manager with 404 monitor, link shortener, GeoIP, analytics and import from Redirection plugin.

akrabat

The Shorter Links WordPress plugin overrides the default WordPress 
“shortlink” URL with one that has a custom text in it. You can also set a 
different base URL.
A custom field called “Shorter link” is created once a post is saved, 
so that you can change the shortlink to a more memorable set of 
characters.
The choice of base URL to use for the short link can be configured within 
Settings->Shorter Links.
Related Links:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://akrabat.com/shorter-links" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin home page</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Licence</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the <a href="http://akrabat.com/license/new-bsd" rel="nofollow ugc">New BSD license</a>.
<h3>History</h3>
2.1.0 – 8 August 2015 
Rework to look for the shorter link after WordPress has done its processing. This 
means that a shorterlink that represents a date won’t affect an archive list.
2.0.6 – 8 August 2015 
Ensure that the short_link is correct when using a post id.
2.0.5 – 8 August 2015 
Updated Tested up to 4.3
2.0.3 – 9 July 2012 
Bug fix so that archives work.
2.0.2 – 23 June 2012 
Fall back to REQUEST_URI if there’s nothing interesting in $query_vars.
2.0.1 – 20 June 2012 
Updated to handle 4 digit short links that look like a year to WordPress.
2.0.0 – 21 November 2010 
Updated to be WordPress 3.0 or above, so we only need to hook into the WordPress 
shortlink system
1.8.2 – 21 November 2010 
Fix permissions issue on settings page. This is the last version that works 
on WordPress 2.9.x or earlier.
1.8.1 – 7 September 2010 
Bug fix to remove a warning.
1.8 – 1 September 2010 
use shortlink rather than shorturl for WordPress less than 3. 
For WordPress 3 or higher, hook into the new shortlink system. 
Fix the admin page so that it displays in WordPress 3.
1.7 – 11 Feburary 2010 
Handle failures better.
1.6 – 10 January 2010 
Update version number in correct places so that the WP plugins system notices the update.
1.5 – 29 December 2009 
Support permalinks that start with /%category%/
1.4 – 14 April 2009 
Support rel=”shorturl” as per <a href="http://sites.google.com/a/snaplog.com/wiki/short_url" rel="nofollow ugc">Robert Spychala’s Short URL Auto-Discovery proposal</a>.
1.3 – 14 April 2009 
Add support for setting the base URL. Patch by <a href="davemastergeneral@gmail.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Dave Marshall</a>.
1.2 – 13 April 2009 
Only send the <code>Link</code> HTTP header as recommended by <a href="http://shiflett.org/blog/2009/apr/a-rev-canonical-http-header" rel="nofollow ugc">Shiflett</a>.
1.1 – 13 April 2009 
Fixed output of HTTP headers. Patch by <a href="http://bethesignal.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">Jeff Waugh</a>.
1.0 – 11 April 2009 
Initial release.

Shorter Links

Override the default WordPress "shortlink" URL with one that has a custom text in it. You can also set a different base URL.

Blaze Redirects vs Shorter Links