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WP Post Redirect · Version history

WP Post Redirect changelog and version history

Latest version
2.3
Oct 1, 2026 (1 month ago)
Releases
9
since 2023
In the last year
4
about one every 80 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.2
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20232 releases
  • 20242 releases
  • 20251 release
  • 20264 releases

20264 releases

  1. WP Post Redirect 2.3Latest

    • [Security] General security hardening.
    • [New] Links to redirected pages and custom post types now point directly to the destination (menus, archives, feeds), as they already did for posts.
    • [New] The “Redirect” column and row highlight are now shown for every enabled post type, not only posts.
    • [New] Redirects send the X-Redirect-By: WP Post Redirect header, to identify them easily when debugging.
    • [Improvement] Stricter checks on the destination URL.
    • [Improvement] The internal content search no longer lists the post being edited.
    • [Improvement] Admin scripts and styles moved to separate files, loaded only on the plugin’s screens.
    • [Improvement] Updated plugin header information.
    • [Fix] A post redirecting to itself, or two posts redirecting to each other, no longer causes a fatal error.
    • [Fix] %home% and %site% placeholders are no longer altered when the post is saved again.
    • [Fix] Only valid HTTP status codes (301, 302, 307, 308) are accepted.
    • WP 7.2 compatibility check. Requires WordPress 5.0 and PHP 7.4.

  2. WP Post Redirect 2.2

    • [New] Support for Internal Content Redirection (search posts/pages).
    • [New] Added options for “Open in new tab” and rel="nofollow".
    • [New] Support for selectable HTTP Status Codes (301, 307, 308).
    • [Improvement] Unified metadata storage for better efficiency.
    • [Improvement] Enhanced Admin Dashboard with CSV Export support for new fields.
    • [Fix] Metabox UI state preservation when switching tabs.

  3. WP Post Redirect 2.1

  4. WP Post Redirect 2.0.1

20251 release

  1. WP Post Redirect 2.0.0

    • Major: You can now enable or disable the redirect metabox for any public custom post type (CPT) in the plugin settings. The “post” type is always enabled.
    • The redirect metabox, frontend redirect, and permalink filtering are now only active for enabled post types.
    • Added “Active Redirections” table and CSV export
    • Inactive redirections (for disabled CPTs) are grouped and displayed separately in the settings page.
    • Improved security and accessibility for the metabox and settings page.
    • Improved styling for the settings page and tables.
    • Code refactoring and object-oriented improvements.

20242 releases

  1. WP Post Redirect 1.5.1

    • WP 6.6 compatibility check.
    • [New] Highlight posts with redirection in admin area.
    • [New] Added options dashboard to manage all redirections.
    • Minor improvements.

  2. WP Post Redirect 1.5

20232 releases

  1. WP Post Redirect 1.4.1

    • WP 6.2 compatibility check.
    • [New] Backend column to mark posts with redirect enabled.
    • Fixed PHP warning on some configurations. [Thanks to Andrea Smith]

  2. WP Post Redirect 1.4

Questions about WP Post Redirect’s releases

What is the latest version of WP Post Redirect?

2.3, released on Oct 1, 2026 (1 month ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.2 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is WP Post Redirect updated?

4 releases in the last year, about one every 80 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from May 2023.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in WP Post Redirect’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.