[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: $cd to /var/www/html $ls -loa $sudo nano .htaccess Append to the end of file “Redirect 301 old-URL new-URL” Save the file and exit $sudo service apache2 restart This tutorial redirects a URL in WordPress without a plugin by adding a Redirect 301 rule to the site's .htaccess file on an Apache server. A 301 tells browsers and search engines that the move is permanent. Editing .htaccess directly is lightweight and avoids extra plugins, but keep a backup, since a syntax mistake there can take the site down until it is corrected.
