Shortcode Redirect sends visitors from any post or page to another URL. No settings screens, no database tables — just drop it in where you need it.
There are two ways to use it, and both produce the exact same front-end output.
1. The Redirect block (new in 1.1.0)
In the block editor, add the Redirect block from the Widgets category. The block sidebar exposes three simple fields:
- Destination URL — where the visitor should end up
- Seconds to wait — how long to pause before redirecting (
0= immediate) - Show “redirecting” message — toggle the visible “Please wait…” line on or off
The editor shows a live summary of what the block will do, e.g. “Redirects to https://example.com — after 3 seconds · message shown”. No shortcode syntax to memorize.
2. The classic shortcode
Paste into any post or page:
[redirect url='https://example.com' sec='3']
Shortcode attributes:
url— destination URL (required)sec— seconds to wait before redirecting (optional, default0)show_message— set tofalse,0,no, oroffto hide the “redirecting” message (optional, defaulttrue, new in 1.1.0)
Example with all three:
[redirect url='https://example.com' sec='5' show_message='false']
Same output either way
Block or shortcode, the front-end renders the same single <meta http-equiv="refresh"> tag (plus the optional one-line message). No JavaScript. No server-side redirect. No third-party tracking. Existing [redirect] shortcodes from earlier versions continue to work unchanged.
Features
- Block editor support — native “Redirect” block (new in 1.1.0)
- Classic shortcode —
[redirect]works exactly like it always has - Optional delay — choose how many seconds to wait before redirecting
- Silent mode — hide the “redirecting…” message for a clean, blank-page redirect (new in 1.1.0)
- Lightweight — a single PHP file plus a small block; no settings, no tables, no dependencies
- Backwards compatible — upgrading from 1.0.x is drop-in