Updated 20 October 2026. Plugin-directory details checked on this date.
Choose a redirect tool after mapping the URLs. Each old address should have an appropriate destination, and the final page should be useful to the visitor who followed that link. Sending unrelated missing pages to the homepage is not a migration plan. Our SEO service can review the URL map, while our WordPress website team can handle the implementation alongside the site.
What to check before choosing
- Use permanent redirects for permanent moves and keep a source-to-destination map.
- Check exact matching and trailing slashes before introducing wildcard rules.
- Test status, hop count, final destination and the destination page’s canonical.
- Export the rules and update internal links so they point directly to final URLs.
The list below compares available options, not a benchmark ranking. A product catalogue can describe features from several editions: confirm the current licence, subscription and host requirements for the exact setup you intend to use.
Options and current compatibility details
1. Redirection by John Godley
A dedicated redirect manager with 404 monitoring. It is a useful option to compare when a site has a clear old-to-new URL map and needs ongoing redirect management rather than a broad automatic fallback.
Directory version checked: 5.10.1. Compatibility listed: WordPress 6.7 or newer; PHP 7.4 or newer. Check the official listing and documentation.
2. Simple 301 Redirects
Focused on creating permanent URL redirects. For a modest migration, compare how rules are entered, exported and tested, and confirm whether your required matching patterns are available in the current edition.
Directory version checked: 2.1.2. Compatibility listed: WordPress 5.3 or newer; PHP 7.4 or newer. Check the official listing and documentation.
3. Safe Redirect Manager
Stores redirect rules using WordPress custom post types. Consider its editing and deployment approach if a developer manages the site, and test specific rules before introducing broad wildcard matches.
Directory version checked: 2.3.0. Compatibility listed: WordPress 6.9 or newer; PHP 7.4 or newer. Check the official listing and documentation.
4. 301 Redirects & 404 Error Log
A separate plugin from the similarly named EPS Redirect Manager. Its listing describes rule management and an error log. Identify the correct plugin by its directory URL when comparing support and documentation.
Directory version checked: 1.05. Compatibility listed: WordPress 4.0 or newer; PHP 5.2 or newer. Check the official listing and documentation.
5. Redirection: redirect-redirection
Another product using the Redirection name, with conditional rules described in its listing. Verify the developer and exact directory URL so instructions for a different plugin are not applied accidentally.
Directory version checked: 1.4.0. Compatibility listed: WordPress 4.6 or newer; PHP 5.6 or newer. Check the official listing and documentation.
6. Rank Math SEO
If the site already uses Rank Math, inspect its Redirections module before adding another redirect plugin. Keep one clear owner for redirect rules and verify that the required module is active.
Directory version checked: 1.0.280. Compatibility listed: WordPress 6.7 or newer; PHP 7.4 or newer. Check the official listing and documentation.
7. SEO Redirection
A dedicated manager for redirect rules and tracking. Compare matching options and logs against the migration you need to perform, and establish who will maintain the rules after launch.
Directory version checked: 9.19. Compatibility listed: WordPress 4.1 or newer; PHP 7.0 or newer. Check the official listing and documentation.
8. 301 Redirects: EPS Redirect Manager
Provides redirect management and a 404-log workflow. Check free-versus-paid limits against the number of URLs you expect to manage, and keep an export of the final redirect map.
Directory version checked: 2.85. Compatibility listed: WordPress 4.0 or newer; PHP 5.2 or newer. Check the official listing and documentation.
9. SEOPress
An SEO-suite option whose catalogue also describes redirect features. Confirm the required edition and licensing before choosing it for redirects, particularly if another SEO plugin already manages the site.
Directory version checked: 10.3. Compatibility listed: WordPress 6.5 or newer; PHP 7.4 or newer. Check the official listing and documentation.
Test the actual old URLs
Check representative old URLs with and without trailing slashes and query parameters. Confirm the final page returns normally and does not redirect again. Keep real not-found responses for URLs that have no useful replacement.
For a related practical guide, read Www vs non www which is better for wordpress seo.
