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How to Redirect Any WordPress Page
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Today I started working on one of my BANS sites by adding a WordPress blog to the backend of it. This particular site has been dropped WAY low in Google, and about the only traffic it gets is from Yahoo and MSN. Since Google still has it indexed, it is my hope that adding a blog to it will rejuvenate it for Google.
After installing and setting up the blog, I needed to add a link from the blog to the BANS store. What I wanted to do was create a page and have that page redirect to the store.
Fortunately, there is an easy way to do this:
First, create the blog page (not a post).
Add <meta http-equiv=“refresh” content=“0; url=web_address” /> to the HTML editor side of the body of the post.
Make sure you change web_address to the page you want to redirect to.
Publish page and view your blog. Click on the link to make sure the redirect works properly.
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Rochelle,
You’ve done it again. Thanks for that life raft. I promise you I spent over an hour with hostgator last week trying to figure out how to do this properly.
By the way, do you use hostgator and if so, do you know how to use the redirect listed in their cpanel? It seems rather simple but neither I nor the hostgator guy could figure out what was going wrong.
I’m sure today’s redirect tip will help in a big way.
Thanks again!
Sunshine
Sunshine,
Glad I could help : )
Yes, I use Hostgator. To be honest, I had no idea there is a redirect option within cPanel. This is pretty easy, so I think I’ll stick with this method.
Rochelle
Hi Rochelle –
Just got back from a week in DC and saw this post in my reader…
The “Meta Refresh” should be your LAST option for redirecting a page… Search engines look at it as a devious method that was often used by spammers in the past.
The best (Of course, its never the easiest) is to just grab the WordPress redirect plugin, and set a 301.
OR…
Just edit the sites .htaccess in your cPanel > file manager > (I recommend editing the htaccess ON the server itself versus locally) and add the 301:
redirect 301 /newpage http://www.yoursite.com/bans/
Mark
Thanks, Rochelle.
I’ve been using the redirection plugin, but this is easier, I think.
Keep sharing what you find useful. You are a big help to me.
Julie
Well, Mark’s post (above) popped up after i made my post. I guess the redirect plugin is the best way to go.
Hi Rochelle,
This is the same problem I’ve had with quite a few of my BANS sites, and I added WP to them to boost their ratings. I’ll be interested to see how your sites work out, because even though I added tons of original blog content Google still won’t look at these sites! But at least they’re still indexed, and fortunately they get good traffic from Yahoo and MSN.
I sure wish I knew what Google doesn’t like about my sites, and hope that your blog will work for you on yours!
Mark,
Welcome home. I wondered why you have been so quiet over the past week…
Thanks for the info! I just changed my site to use redirect 301 /newpage http://www.yoursite.com/bans/
Worked like a charm!
Rochelle
Thanks, but can you help me on after a click in my website i want to redirect my page to my facebook fan page. Is it possible? My website is: sawontheboss4.rmcforum.com
Thank you, Pls give reply ASAP!
Toufiq Hassan says:
December 1, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Thanks, but can you help me on after a click in my website i want to redirect my page to my facebook fan page. Is it possible? My website is: http://sawontheboss4.rmcforum.com
Thank you, Pls give reply ASAP!
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Toufiq,
To clarify, you want people to click on a link within your website and send them to your Facebook fan page? Or, you want a specific page within your site to send people to the Facebook page? I’ll be able to offer a suggestion after I better understand what you want to do.
Rochelle
Ya, i have a plugin that Opens all my external link in a new tab.
So, I want a plugin when someone will click my external link,(1 tab for that link will open), but the other one which is actually mine will redirect him to a specific page (like my fan page)
Is there any?
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Toufiq,
I admit that I am a bit confused by your response.
The link that you have currently opens in a new tab to site A but you really want it to open in a new tab to your Facebook fan page? Is that it?
Rochelle
No dear. i want after a click on external link..
1. The external link will open in a new tab
so that he will be able to download the file)
2. And My website (or page) will redirect him to my fan page.
Got that?
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Toufiq,
Okay, I think I’m getting it. Thank you for clarifying.
It sounds like you want the link to do two different things:
1) Open in a new link that will allow visitors to download a file
AND
2) Redirect the visitor to your Facebook page.
If I have it now, then I do not know of any way to accomplish this. I honestly do not think this is possible to do that, if I am understanding you correctly. My suggestion would be to add two hyperlinks. One that says something about downloading your file, and one that takes people to Facebook.
Rochelle
thank god, Atlast! Check: http://freetxt.org/
How can they manage?
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Toufiq,
Clicking on the above link seemed to bring me to one page, then it changed to another page, and I’m not sure if that’s really what you want. It did not open two different pages, which is what I suspect you want it to do.
Rochelle
yeah, but it may be possible to redirect my page; same time open in a new tab!
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Toufiq,
Great job on figuring this out! It’s something I’ve never heard of or even considered.
Rochelle
It is very important if you want to increase your Facebook fan, without spoiling your visitors demand!
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