Title: Regular expressions with redirection plugin
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Regular expressions with redirection plugin

 *  [KWiz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kwiz/)
 * (@kwiz)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/regular-expressions-with-redirection-plugin/)
 * I just installed the redirection plugin and would like to enter regular expressions
   to ensure all my posts and pages are redirected without having to enter all the
   URLs for the pages, in particular. I’ve been searching for ways to do this, but
   have not been successful. Can anyone help me with this? I was able to redirect
   my main URL, but I have pages as well that need to be redirected.

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 *  [Dalton Rooney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daltonrooney/)
 * (@daltonrooney)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/regular-expressions-with-redirection-plugin/#post-664808)
 * The [Redirection](http://urbangiraffe.com/plugins/redirection/) plugin for WordPress
   does this very well.
 *  [jonisolis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonisolis/)
 * (@jonisolis)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/regular-expressions-with-redirection-plugin/#post-664833)
 * I have The Redirection plugin for WordPress. I just don’t know how to use ‘Regular
   Expressions’ with it. Anyone know the basic ‘Regular Expressions’ that would 
   be useful for working with redirects in WordPress. Like removing the dates in
   the URL or changing a category name?
 *  [durafoam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/durafoam/)
 * (@durafoam)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/regular-expressions-with-redirection-plugin/#post-664873)
 * Regex / Regular Expressions with Redirection Plugin
    ———————————————————- I’m
   having the exact same issue.. I know how to directly edit HTACCESS / use mod 
   rewrites on my own, but I would rather use this tool to manage all that.
 * I’ve tried several times to use regular expressions with this plugin, but I have
   had no luck…
 * There’s not a single example, and the documentation is too terse to give any 
   real worthwhile advice. He doesn’t say where to enter it/ he just throws out 
   a few examples, then moves on to the next topic.
 * I’m extremely confused, because I can’t find a page where I can put in a few 
   expressions.. the only page I’m aware of, where you can edit options, is the 
   under managment/ redirection… i.e. all the options under that heading.
 *  [David Radovanovic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpaule/)
 * (@dpaule)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/regular-expressions-with-redirection-plugin/#post-664900)
 * Has anyone found some direction on using expressions? That would keep us from
   having to make a zillion redirections.
 * Thanks
 *  [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/regular-expressions-with-redirection-plugin/#post-664901)
 * The documentation is deliberately terse because regular expressions are a huge
   topic that is far beyond what can be covered. For details on how regular expressions
   work you would be better off visiting a dedicated regular expression website 
   and support forum.
 * Four examples are given in the documentation, and all regular expressions go 
   in the same place as standard URLs (i.e. you enter a source and target URL). 
   The only difference is that you need to check the ‘regex’ box.

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## Tags

 * [permanent redirect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/permanent-redirect/)
 * [redirection plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/redirection-plugin/)
 * [regex](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/regex/)
 * [regular expressions](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/regular-expressions/)

 * 5 replies
 * 6 participants
 * Last reply from: [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/regular-expressions-with-redirection-plugin/#post-664901)
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