Easy Redirects
Redirect rules, a 404 log you can act on, automatic redirects when aliases change and imports from CSV, .htaccess or core Redirect.
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Changelog — Easy Redirects
Version 1.0.4: 19 October 2026
- Runs on Joomla 5 and 6 with the Behaviour Backward Compatibility plugins disabled
- Admin assets load through the web asset manager; rule table uses the current database API
Version 1.0.3
- New Feature: Redirect rules with exact, starts-with, wildcard, and regex matching (including
$1capture groups). - New Feature: Grouped 404 log with hit counts, referrers, ignore lists, and one-click Fix with smart target suggestions.
- New Feature: Auto-redirect when article, category, or menu aliases change (content plugin).
- New Feature: CSV / core Redirect /
.htaccessimport and export with dry-run. - New Feature: Dedicated URL Tester admin menu to dry-run a path against published rules.
- New Feature: Chain flatten tool, loop refusal on save, and branded 404 page mode.
- Improvement: Query string modes, domain and language filters, Page Cache-friendly plugin ordering (
-10), ReDoS guard on regex saves. - Bug Fix: Matching runs on initialise and after route so language-scoped and early redirects both work.
What Easy Redirects can do for you
Every rule type you need
Exact, starts-with, wildcard and regex rules with capture groups, and the status code you choose: 301, 302, 307, 308, 410 or 451.
Regex without the guesswork
The regex builder writes the pattern for you, with one-click presets for Joomla 3 URLs, WordPress date links, .html suffixes and whole folders.
A 404 log you can act on
See which missing pages get hit, how often and from where, then Fix, Ignore or mark them 410 Gone.
Suggested targets
Fixing a 404 fills in the source and suggests the closest articles, categories and menu items, so you pick the target in one click.
Renames handled for you
When an article, category or menu item alias changes, Easy Redirects adds the redirect, with a wildcard for child URLs.
Bring your old redirects
Import a CSV, paste .htaccess Redirect lines or pull rules from Joomla's core Redirect, with a dry run first. Export to CSV, .htaccess or Nginx.
Test before you switch
Paste any path or URL into the URL Tester and see which published rule wins and where it sends visitors.
Short, clean chains
Flatten A to B to C chains into one hop, and get a warning on save before a rule creates a loop or duplicates another.
How it works in 3 steps
Install
Install the package. The component and both plugins are switched on for you.
Add your rules
Create a rule, import a CSV or fix a row in the 404 log.
Test
Paste an old URL into the URL Tester to see which rule wins.
Compatibility
FAQ
Which Joomla and PHP versions does it support?
Joomla 4.4 or later, Joomla 5 and Joomla 6, with PHP 8.1 or later.
Can I move my rules from Joomla's core Redirect?
Yes. Import from core Redirect brings over every row that has a destination URL.
I'm moving from WordPress or Joomla 3. Does it help?
Yes. The regex builder has presets for WordPress date links, Joomla 3 article and category URLs and alias-ID.html links.
Does it change my .htaccess file?
Only if you ask it to. Imports load rules into Easy Redirects, and writing rules into .htaccess is an optional Super User button that makes a backup first.
What happens when I rename an article?
Easy Redirects adds a redirect from the old URL to the new one, so links people already shared keep working.
Which 404s should I fix first?
The 404 log shows hit counts, referrers and last seen dates, so you can sort by the pages visitors reach most.
Ready to add Easy Redirects to your site?
Read the Easy Redirects documentation, then pick a plan.
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