Setting Up Redirects on Popular Platforms

Using Redirection Plugin (Easiest)

1. Install and activate the "Redirection" plugin from the WordPress plugin directory
2. Go to Tools → Redirection in your WordPress admin panel
3. Enter the old URL in "Source URL" field
4. Enter the new URL in "Target URL" field
5. Select "301 - Moved Permanently" or "302 - Found" depending on your needs
6. Click "Add Redirect" to save

Using .htaccess (Advanced)

For WordPress sites on Apache servers, edit the .htaccess file in your root directory:

# Single redirect
Redirect 301 /old-page.html https://yoursite.com/new-page.html

# Redirect entire directory
Redirect 301 /old-folder/ https://yoursite.com/new-folder/

Using .htaccess

Add this code to your .htaccess file in the root directory:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^old-domain\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://new-domain.com/$1 [L,R=301]

# Redirect specific page
RewriteRule ^about-us/?$ /about-page [R=301,L]

Using VirtualHost Configuration

Edit your Apache configuration file (usually in /etc/apache2/sites-available/):

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName old-domain.com
    Redirect 301 / https://new-domain.com/
</VirtualHost>

Basic Server Block Redirect

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name old-domain.com;
    return 301 https://new-domain.com$request_uri;
}

# Redirect specific paths
location /old-page {
    return 301 https://your-domain.com/new-page;
}

After making changes:

sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl reload nginx

Using the Redirects Tool

1. Log into your cPanel account
2. Click on "Redirects" under the Domains section
3. Choose the domain you want to redirect from
4. Enter the old URL path (e.g., /old-page)
5. Enter the new URL or external destination
6. Choose redirect type (permanent or temporary)
7. Click "Add Redirect"

Using Bulk Redirects

1. Log into your Cloudflare account
2. Go to Rules → Redirects
3. Click "Create Redirect"
4. Enter the source URL and destination URL
5. Choose status code (301, 302, etc.)
6. Enable the redirect and save

Using next.config.js

If you're using Next.js on Vercel, add redirects to your next.config.js:

module.exports = {
  async redirects() {
    return [
      {
        source: '/old-page',
        destination: '/new-page',
        permanent: true, // 301
      },
      {
        source: '/blog/:slug',
        destination: '/articles/:slug',
        permanent: true,
      },
    ]
  },
}