[How to] Redirect URL in WordPress

In this tutorial, I will walk you through redirecting a URL in WordPress without using any plugins.

You can open a Terminal or Command Prompt window and do the following:

1. $cd to /var/www/html

2. $ls -loa

3. $sudo nano .htaccess

4. Append to the end of file “Redirect 301 old-URL new-URL”

5. Save file and exit

6. $sudo service apache2 restart