Can You Redirect a Directory to a Custom URL

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  cheapskat · Member · Dec 15, 2016 at 12:57 am

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  I use to have a self-hosted WordPress site that I have since moved to wordpress.com with a custom domain. I am trying to figure out how I can redirect a subdirectory to a URL. For example, if my domain name is custom.com, I want custom.com/amazon to go to amazon.com. When I was self-hosted, I used .htaccess to do this. How can I do this with WordPress.com?

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  eallas · Member · Dec 15, 2016 at 3:22 am

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  Hi cheapskat!

  Glad to hear that you moved to WordPress.com with a custom domain! I regret to inform you that .htaccess isn’t possible with WordPress.COM but only with the WordPress.ORG software plugin.

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  cheapskat · Member · Dec 15, 2016 at 4:13 am

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  Hi eallas! thanks for your reply. If .htaccess is not possible with WordPress.COM, is there another way to accomplish the redirect of a subdirectory to a URL that I’m look for?

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  eallas · Member · Dec 15, 2016 at 1:51 pm

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  Hi again cheapskat! Thanks for your understanding of the issue.

  You can either create a link to it through the menu (this one seems more to your liking) or widget.

  To create a link to it in your main menu, follow this short 1:45 YouTube video that will assist you.

  To create a widget with it, you can follow this short 1:22 YouTube video that can assist you as well. You can create a text widget with an image and link to it if you would like.

  Let me know how it goes! Have a great day!

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  cheapskat · Member · Dec 15, 2016 at 2:52 pm

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  thanks! I’ll give the menu option a try.

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  eallas · Member · Dec 15, 2016 at 2:57 pm

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  Great to hear! Let me know how it goes and if you’ll need further assistance.