Redirects and a 404 log, built in.
Tools → Redirection, as you know it: exact or regex rules with $1 back-references, 301/302/307/308 and 404/410 responses, hit counts, a 404 log, CSV import and export, and an automatic 301 whenever a published post’s permalink changes.
Bundled with Presscomet · Replaces Redirection, Safe Redirect Manager
What it does, and what it doesn’t.
You get
- Redirect rules with regex and capture groups
- A 404 log you can turn into redirects
- Automatic 301s when a post’s slug changes, with chain and loop clean-up
- CSV import and export
Not included
- No conditional rules (login status, role, browser, referrer, cookie, IP)
- No pass-through or random-target actions
Redirects run before the page does
Rules are checked before Presscomet looks up the page, so a redirect never renders a page first. Redirects also clear the cache when they change, so a new rule takes effect right away.
When you change a published post’s slug, the old URL gets a 301 to the new one in the “Modified Posts” group. Rules that would now loop are disabled, and rules that pointed at the old URL are pointed at the new one.
Presscomet Redirection compared
Feature by feature, including what isn’t there. Rows describe what the bundled plugin’s code does today.
| Feature | Redirection | Presscomet |
|---|---|---|
| 301, 302, 307, 308 redirects | Included: Yes | Included: Yes |
| 404 and 410 responses | Included: Yes | Included: Yes |
| Regex with $1 back-references | Included: Yes | Included: Yes |
| Hit counts and last access | Included: Yes | Included: Yes |
| 404 log | Included: Yes | Included: Yes, with CSV export |
| Redirect on permalink change | Included: Yes | Included: Yes |
| Import / export | Included: CSV, JSON, Apache, Nginx | Partly: CSV |
| Conditional matching (login, role, referrer, agent, cookie, IP) | Included: Yes | Not included: Not included |
| Pass-through and random actions | Included: Yes | Not included: Not included |
- Included
- Partly, or on a paid plan
- Not included
- Not needed, with the reason
What moves over automatically.
The importer copies your Redirection rules in order, with their hit counts, and turns Safe Redirect Manager rules into the same format.
Imported
- Redirection rules: source, regex flag, target, code, title, enabled/disabled
wp_redirection_items - Hit counts and last access
last_countlast_access - Redirection options: 404 log expiry, post monitoring, case and trailing-slash flags
redirection_options - Safe Redirect Manager rules, including * wildcards
redirect_rule_redirect_rule_from_redirect_rule_to_redirect_rule_status_code
Not imported
- Rules that match on anything but the URL (login, role, referrer, user agent, cookie, IP, server)
- Pass-through and random actions
- The old 404 log
- Redirection: imported 37 redirects.
How switching works.
- 01
Check your site
Run the free site check to see which of your plugins Presscomet replaces and what needs attention.
- 02
Run the migration
Connect your WordPress site. Content, users, media and plugin settings are imported into a new Presscomet site; your live site is only read.
- 03
Review and switch
Open Tools → Redirection to check the imported settings, then point your domain at the new site when you’re happy.
Where to find it: Tools → Redirection.
Redirection: questions
Do my redirects keep working after migration?
URL-based rules from the Redirection plugin and Safe Redirect Manager are imported with their codes and hit counts. Rules with extra conditions (login status, role, referrer, browser, cookie, IP) are skipped, so re-create those another way if you need them.
Can I bulk import redirects?
Yes. Import a CSV with at least source and target columns; regex, code and title columns are optional. You can paste CSV text too.
Does it log 404 errors?
Yes. 404s are logged with a count and first/last seen dates, and you can export the log as CSV or turn an entry into a redirect.
Can I keep running Redirection instead?
No. Presscomet doesn’t run PHP, so WordPress plugins can’t be installed. The bundled Redirection plugin does the job instead, and the migration imports the settings listed above.
Does Presscomet support WooCommerce?
Not today. Presscomet is for content sites — blogs, magazines, business and documentation sites. If your site sells through WooCommerce, it isn’t a fit yet.
Related plugins and next steps
Related
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- AlternativeRedirection alternativeTools → Redirection as you know it: rules, regex, hit counts, 404 log — your Redirection rules imported.
- AlternativeYoast SEO alternativeSame _yoast_wpseo_* keys and %%variables%%, so titles, descriptions and keyphrases carry over untouched.
- BundledCacheManages the built-in page cache: purge, preload crawler, cache lifetime, lazy loading and a YouTube preview facade.
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Redirection, Safe Redirect Manager are trademarks of their respective owners. Presscomet is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Names are used only to describe compatibility and migration.