How to Use Linkilo’s Redirection Manager

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A quick guide to managing redirects, fixing 404 errors, and keeping your internal links clean.

Getting There

WordPress Dashboard → Linkilo → Redirection

You’ll see a dashboard with stats at the top and 4 tabs: Redirects, Site Scanner, 404 Monitor, and Tools.

1. Adding a Redirect

Go to: Redirects tab

1. Enter the Old URL Path (just the path, like /old-page/)
2. Enter the New Destination (full URL or path, like /new-page/)
3. Choose the Type:
   • 301 Permanent – Use for pages that moved forever (transfers SEO value)
   • 302 Temporary – Use for pages coming back later
   • 307 Temporary Strict – Same as 302 but stricter
4. Click Add

Optional settings:

• ☑️ Keep query strings – Passes ?utm_source and similar parameters to the new URL
• ☑️ Use regex pattern – For advanced pattern matching

💡 Tip: Use wildcards for bulk redirects. Example: /old-blog/* redirects everything starting with that path.

2. Managing Existing Redirects

Go to: Redirects tab → Redirections list

What you can do:

• Search – Find specific redirects using the search box
• Filter – Show All, Active only, or Expired only
• Check chains – Click the chain icon to find redirect loops (A→B→C)
• Bulk actions – Select multiple redirects to Delete, Expire, or Activate at once

Each redirect shows:

• From → To URLs
• Type (301/302/307)
• Click count
• Status (Active/Expired)

The link icon also allows you to update all old URLs to the new ones using our Update URL feature. With this tool, visitors are sent directly to the new URL without any redirection.

3. Fixing 404 Errors

Go to: 404 Monitor tab

This shows every URL that returned a 404 error on your site.

For each 404 you’ll see:

• The broken path
• How many times it was hit
• When it was last hit
• Where visitors came from (referrer)

To fix: Click Fix next to any 404 → Enter where it should redirect → Done.

💡 Tip: Focus on 404s with high hit counts first—those are losing you the most traffic.

4. Updating Internal Links (Site Scanner)

Go to: Site Scanner tab

This is what makes Linkilo different. When you create a redirect, your own posts still link to the old URL. This scanner finds and fixes them.

How to use:

1. Click Scan Entire Site
2. Wait for the scan to complete
3. You’ll see a list of redirects that have stale internal links pointing to them
4. For each one, choose:
   • Replace All – Updates links to point to the new URL
   • Unlink All – Removes the link but keep the anchor text
   • Delete All – Removes the links entirely, including the text

Made a mistake? Click Undo History to reverse any changes within 24 hours.

5. Import & Export

Go to: Tools tab

Export: Click Export CSV to download all your redirects as a spreadsheet.

Import: Paste redirects in this format:

/old-url/,https://yoursite.com/new-url/,301
/another-old/,https://yoursite.com/another-new/,301

Then click Import.

Test a Redirect: Enter any URL in the test box to check if it redirects correctly.

6. Auto-Redirects (Settings)

Go to: Settings (link at top of Redirection page)

Configure what happens when you delete a page:

• Enable/disable auto-redirects on delete
• Default target – Homepage, category page, or custom URL
• Redirect type – 301 or 302
• Auto-expire – Optionally expire redirects after 1-2 years

Quick Reference

Redirect Type	When to Use
301 Permanent	Page deleted or moved forever
302 Temporary	Seasonal content, A/B tests
307 Strict Temp	Same as 302, preserves request method

Wildcard	Example	What It Does
*	/old/* → /new/*	Redirects /old/anything to /new/anything

Common Tasks

“I deleted a product page” → Add a 301 redirect to the category or a similar product

“I changed my URL structure” → Import redirects via CSV, then run Site Scanner to update internal links

“I’m seeing lots of 404s” → Check 404 Monitor, fix the high-traffic ones first

“My site has redirect chains” → Click the chain icon in Redirects tab to detect and fix them

That’s it! The Redirection Manager handles the rest automatically.