{"id":12956,"date":"2025-05-12T16:45:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/how-to-create-htaccess-redirects-most-common-use-cases\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T16:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:45:25","slug":"how-to-create-htaccess-redirects-most-common-use-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/how-to-create-htaccess-redirects-most-common-use-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create .htaccess Redirects (Most Common Use Cases)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whenever you move content, change domain names, or simply tweak a page\u2019s URL, you\u2019ll likely use a redirect. This ensures your users (and Google) get to the right page, and it preserves the SEO value from your backlinks.<\/p>\n

You can use .htaccess redirects specifically to do this.<\/p>\n

But I get that messing with your site\u2019s server files can sound daunting.<\/p>\n

So the goal of this guide is to make .htaccess redirects as accessible as possible.<\/p>\n

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To help, there are two free resources you\u2019ll find in this post:<\/p>\n

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  1. A simple spreadsheet<\/a> to automatically generate rules for the most common scenarios<\/li>\n
  2. An .htaccess redirect cheat sheet<\/a> that explains all symbols and flags used in redirect rules<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I\u2019ll explain when to use these below. But if you want, you can download them now and follow along with the resources.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    Here\u2019s the plan:<\/p>\n