Can I set up a page redirect in my blog?

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  kareninglis · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 11:19 am

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  is it possible to set up a page redirect inside a free wordpress blog? Or is that only possible with the paid WordPress blog on the .org site? — ie a page that someone is sent to after clicking on a URL outsite of WordPress and then on arriving immediately is sent on to another site… (to help with tracking).

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 9:32 pm

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  Hi,

  The Site Redirect upgrade will direct all pages on a site elsewhere. I don’t know of any tool which available for WordPress.com sites that would allow redirection of a single page.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 9:53 pm

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  @musicdoc1
  This is confirmation that what you posted above is correct and has not changed when you were away.

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  kareninglis · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 10:32 pm

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  Thank you both -I thought as much… I don’t suppose you happen to know if it would be possible from an upgraded site – Premium version?

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 11:01 pm

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  Hi,

  WordPress.com Premium includes Custom CSS. It might be possible with CSS. You might wish to submit a request directly to the CSS customization forum.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 11:18 pm

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  @kareninglis
  You can create a custom menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/ and include a custom link https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-custom-links in it to another site.

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 11:46 pm

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  @ timethief,

  That’s a good idea, but it won’t help given the following condition specified in the OP:

  ie a page that someone is sent to after clicking on a URL outsite of WordPress and then on arriving immediately is sent on to another site… (to help with tracking).

  @ kareninglis,
  I forgot to say you’re welcome.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 11:53 pm

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  You’re right the tracking code bit is a no go. Also note that this cannot be addressed via any CSS editing.

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Nov 13, 2015 at 12:38 am

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  You’re right the tracking code bit is a no go.

  Regardless of the desired effects on tracking, you can have every internal link to a page point to a different page, internal or external, but this will have no effect upon previously created external links to the original page.

  Also note that this cannot be addressed via any CSS editing.

  I didn’t know that. Googled some sites which list various “tricks” that I thought might include some applicable means of redirecting a page. For example: How to Redirect a Web Page @ CSS-Tricks.