301 Redirects – Redirect Manager vs Raptor Scheduled Content Expiry

301 Redirects helps you manage and create 301, 302, 307 redirects for WordPress site to improve SEO & visitor experience. 301 Redirects is easy to use. Perfect for new sites or repairing links after reorganizing your old content, or when your site has content that expires and you wish to avoid sending visitors to a 404 error page and want to create redirection instead. Use the 404 error log to identify problematic links & create new redirections. Having problems with spam, bots, or AI scrapers? Have a look at our free Captcha plugin used on over 200,000 sites. 301 Redirects GUI is located in WP Admin – Settings – 301 Redirects 404 Error Log widget can be found in the WP Admin – Dashboard – 404 Error Log Features Choose from Pages, Posts, Custom Post types, Archives, and Term Archives from dropdown menu to create redirection Or, set a custom destination URL! Retain query strings across redirects Super-fast redirection 404 error log 404 error log widget Import/Export feature for bulk redirects management Simple redirect stats so you know how much a redirection is used Fully compatible with translation plugins (Weglot, TranslatePress, Gtranslate, Loco Translate) that use lang prefix in URL Need more features? WP 301 Redirects PRO offers wildcard & regular expression URL matching, auto-typo fixing in URLs, complete redirect and 404 log, link scanner, and a centralized SaaS dashboard to monitor redirects on all your sites from one place. What is a 301 Redirect? A redirect is a simple way to re-route traffic coming to a Requested URL to different Destination URL. A 301 redirect indicates that the page requested has been permanently moved to the Destination URL, and helps pass on the Requested URLs traffic in a search engine friendly manner. Creating a 301 redirect tells search engines that the Requested URL has moved permanently, and that the content can now be found on the Destination URL. An important feature is that search engines will pass along any clout the Requested URL used to have to the Destination URL. When Should I use 301 Redirects? * Replacing an old site design with a new site design * Overhauling or re-organizing your existing WordPress content * You have content that expires (or is otherwise no longer available) and you wish to redirect users elsewhere Is the 404 error log GDPR friendly? The 404 error log does not collect user IPs. It collects the following data: timestamp of the event, the (404) URL that was opened, and the user-agent string. Having problems with SSL? Moving a site from HTTP to HTTPS? Install our free WP Force SSL plugin. It’s a great way to enable SSL and fix SSL problems. External libraries used in the project * PHP User Agent Parser

Raptor Scheduled Content Expiry gives you full control over what happens to your content when it reaches its expiration date. Set precise expiry dates on posts, pages, and custom post types, then choose from multiple expiry actions: auto-unpublish (move to draft), redirect to any URL, swap the content with a replacement, or simply hide it from visitors. What You Can Do (Free) Set expiry dates and times on any post, page, public custom post type, or WooCommerce product Choose an expiry action per post: move to draft, redirect (301 or 302), swap content, or hide from archive/search Content swap lets you prepare a replacement message, archived notice, or seasonal placeholder Auto-redirect expired URLs to any destination so visitors never hit a dead page Role-based access control so only Administrators or Editors can manage expiry rules Timezone-aware scheduling that respects your WordPress timezone setting Audit log showing every expiry event with timestamp, action taken, and which user configured it Quick Edit and Bulk Edit support for setting or clearing expiry dates across multiple posts Dashboard widget showing upcoming expirations in the next 7 days Clean uninstall that removes all plugin data from your database when you delete the plugin Runs on Action Scheduler for reliable, precise execution