Title: Redirection 5.3 beta
Last modified: July 3, 2022

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# Redirection 5.3 beta

 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-5-3-beta/)
 * A beta version of Redirection 5.3 is available here:
 * [https://github.com/johngodley/redirection/releases/tag/5.3-beta](https://github.com/johngodley/redirection/releases/tag/5.3-beta)
 * If you would like to help test this new version then please try it out and report
   any issues direct to me or on Github. Please do not report beta issues in this
   forum.
 * A list of the included changes are:
 * * Improve installation process
    * Improve permalink migration so it works with
   more permalinks * Prevent ordering columns by HTTP code * Better encode URLs 
   in Nginx export * Allow escaped characters to work in the redirect checker`
 * In particular, it would be great to get feedback on the new installation process
   and permalink migration.
 * Important: read [https://redirection.me/support/beta-release/](https://redirection.me/support/beta-release/)
   for details about installing alpha/beta versions. Do not delete your existing
   plugin from the WordPress plugins page.

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 * Last activity: [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-5-3-beta/)
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