Blaze Redirects for WordPress Plugin Directory

Blaze Redirects is a fast, lightweight redirect manager for WordPress. It uses a cache-first router that runs zero database queries on a cache hit, so redirect matching is nearly instant. The admin interface is clean and tabbed, keeping everything in one place.

It covers simple 301 redirects, complex conditional rules, a built-in link shortener, and a full 404 monitoring dashboard.

Why Blaze Redirects?

Cache-first routing: zero DB queries on cache hit, with object cache and transient fallback

No bloat: assets load only on the plugin’s own admin pages

REST API with automatic wp_ajax fallback if REST is disabled

Import from Redirection plugin: switch without losing your existing rules

SEO-safe: correct 301/302/307/308/410/451 headers, regex support, and auto-monitoring for slug changes

Redirect Types & URL Matching

HTTP codes: 301, 302, 307, 308, 410, 451

URL matching: Exact, Regex (PCRE), Wildcard (*)

Priority system to resolve conflicts when multiple rules match

Auto-create redirects when post or term slugs change

Conditional Redirects Apply rules only when specific conditions are met. You can combine any number of conditions:

Login status or user role

Device type (mobile / tablet / desktop)

Country via GeoIP (MaxMind GeoLite2, free tier available)

IP address or CIDR range

HTTP referrer, cookie, or request header

Day of week or time of day

Scheduled Redirects Set an optional start date/time, end date/time, or both. Schedules run via WP-Cron with no server cron setup required.

404 Monitor & Intelligence

Full 404 log with URL, method, referrer, browser, IP, and timestamp

Fuzzy-match suggestions: one click turns a 404 into a redirect

Bulk-create redirects from selected 404 entries

Email & webhook alerts when 404 rate spikes past a configurable threshold

Custom 404 Page Builder Design your own 404 page with a visual block editor — no code, no theme edits:

Blocks: built-in SVG illustrations (ghost, planet, rocket), gradient or solid headings, text, images, buttons (solid / outline / ghost), search box, quick-link chips, divider, spacer and footer with {site} / {year} placeholders

Page styling: gradient background with angle control, accent color, four font stacks, optional glassmorphism card (opacity, radius, width, padding) and a Media-Library background image

RTL-ready: page direction (auto / LTR / RTL) plus per-block text direction for Persian, Arabic and other RTL languages

Drag & drop reordering with a per-block toolbar (duplicate, move, delete) and inline text editing

Floating, closable “Block settings” bar that sticks to the top while you scroll

Undo / Redo (Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y), Ctrl+S to save, unsaved-changes indicator

Live preview button; a professional default design is always active as a fallback

SEO-safe: served with a real 404 status plus noindex meta tag and X-Robots-Tag header

Visits are still logged under 404 Errors, so you can redirect them later

Built-In Link Shortener

Generates /go/slug short URLs (prefix configurable in Settings)

Auto-generate or set a custom slug

Per-link hit counter

Works correctly in subdirectory WordPress installs

Analytics Dashboard

4 stat cards with trend comparison vs. previous period (↑↓ badges)

Daily traffic chart showing redirects vs. 404 errors, with gap-fill

Top Redirects table and Top 404 URLs table

Period selector: 7 days / 30 days / 90 days

Powered by Chart.js (loaded only on the Analytics tab)

Groups Organise redirects into named groups. Live redirect count badge links directly to the filtered Redirects tab.

Import / Export

Import: CSV, JSON (native or Redirection plugin format), Apache .htaccess

Export: CSV, JSON, Apache .htaccess, Nginx rewrite rules, WP-CLI commands

Developer Tools

REST API at /wp-json/blaze-redirects/v1/ with full CRUD support

WP-CLI: wp blaze-redirects list|add|delete|import|flush-cache

Async 404 logging via queue buffer → WP-Cron (avoids write bottlenecks)

PSR-4 autoloader with no Composer dependency and zero global namespace pollution

Multisite network-activation support (per-site redirect tables)

Admin Interface One sidebar item. All navigation is done via horizontal tabs:

Redirects · 404 Errors · 404 Page · Groups · Short Links · Analytics · Import/Export · Settings · Tools

Modern card-based UI, fully responsive, accessible checkboxes and keyboard navigation throughout.