New Plugin: Safe Redirect Manager

Taylor Lovett is a WordPress plugin author based out of Washington DC and a Web Engineer at 10up LLC, a high-end WordPress shop and a WordPress.com VIP Partner.

Safe Redirect Manager is a brand new WordPress plugin that allows you to manage HTTP URL redirection from the WordPress admin. Simply provide a “from path”, “to path”, and a HTTP status code to create a redirect.

The inspiration behind the plugin is safety. There are quite a few redirect management plugins available that are packed with features. However, plugins that are featured packed often neglect safety and security. Safe Redirect Manager uses the wp_safe_redirect function preventing accidental redirection to “bad” hosts. The plugin also warns you if you create a potential redirect loop.

Redirects are saved as a custom post type rather than in the options table. This strategy keeps the plugin lean and your options table light.

This plugin can be activated from your VIP dashboard and found in the WordPress.org plugin repo. You can contribute to the plugin on Github.