{"id":7615,"date":"2014-05-29T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/redirect\/"},"modified":"2014-05-29T12:00:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T17:00:01","slug":"redirect","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/redirect\/","title":{"rendered":"301 and 302 Redirect Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

Redirects, or rewrites, are rules you can create to have certain URLs automatically go to a new location anywhere on the internet. If you have adjusted the URL structure on your website, and need former links to redirect to the new ones, you will need to configure redirect rules to ensure your pages can be found and maintain any SEO ranking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The redirect rules page is deprecated. It will still work for sites that already have existing redirect rules. For all other sites, new redirects should be added using the Rewrite rules<\/strong> tab of the Web Rules<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Redirects on WP Engine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WP Engine has deprecated the .htaccess file<\/a>, meaning any redirects needs to be applied to your website with other methods. WP Engine has two areas of the User Portal to allow for easy management of redirect and rewrite rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Create 301 or 302 redirects using the redirect rules page.<\/a>\n