Title: Limited functionality; can't use
Last modified: September 3, 2016

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# Limited functionality; can't use

 *  [seerWS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seerws/)
 * (@seerws)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/limited-functionality-cant-use/)
 * Here’s why I can’t use this plugin due to its limited functionality:
 * 1. Yahoo Hosting (not my choice; choice of client’s previous developer) forces
   WordPress to be installed in a subdirectory — for example, mydomain.com/blog.
 * 2. I wanted to use this plugin to redirect old, crappy URLs to my new and improved
   ones. For example, mydomain.com/old-crappy-url.html to be redirected to mydomain.
   com/blog/snazzy-url-with-relevant-keywords/.
 * 3. This particular redirect plugin forces a mydomain.com/blog/ as the root of
   all originating URLs since Yahoo Hosting forced me to install WordPress in the/
   blog/ subdirectory.
 * I can’t redirect all the old crappy URLs that had mydomain.com as their parent
   directory. Therefore, I can’t use this plugin. It should allow people to totally
   customize the FROM url.

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 *  [eggplantstudios](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawneggplantstudiosca/)
 * (@shawneggplantstudiosca)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/limited-functionality-cant-use/#post-7895250)
 * Hi SeerWS,
 * In order for this plugin to work WordPress needs to be initialized, hence why
   it requires URLS to be within WordPress. If WordPress is never initialized no
   redirects can happen.
 * Lots of folks install WordPress in subfolders, and simply change their site_url
   setting (Settings->Reading), to allow for **[http://www.mydomain.com/](http://www.mydomain.com/)**
   instead of **[http://www.mydomain.com/blog/](http://www.mydomain.com/blog/)**.
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL)
 * I recommend you:
 * 1. Change your site URL to use this plugin
    2. Use .htaccess, or PHP to perform
   your redirects outside of WordPress.
 *  [theatereleven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theatereleven/)
 * (@theatereleven)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/limited-functionality-cant-use/#post-7895272)
 * seerWS…this plugin is beautiful. I reconsider your ranking. It’s saved me so 
   much time.
 *  [cccmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cccmedia/)
 * (@cccmedia)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/limited-functionality-cant-use/#post-7895273)
 * SeerWS, I think the author offers a good solution, but even if you don’t take
   the author up on it, I think 1/5 stars is pretty harsh for an awesome plugin.
   It works really well for a host of other needs.
 *  Thread Starter [seerWS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seerws/)
 * (@seerws)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/limited-functionality-cant-use/#post-7895274)
 * Well, due to popular request I went to change the rating to 3 stars but it seems
   I’m not allowed to edit it… Maybe it’s just a mobile site limitation?

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