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PathGuard Redirects

Name: PathGuard Redirects
Author: Samrat Hossen

Block specific relative URLs on your site and redirect visitors to a custom destination or your theme's 404 page.

PathGuard Redirects ranks #52,018 among WordPress.org plugins with 1+ active installations, is #2,391 of 4,482 in the Security category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated May 22, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1)

v1.0.0 Current Version v1.0.0

Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 22 May, 2026

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.0.0
Last Updated: May 22, 2026
Requires WP: 5.8+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Samrat Hossen

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about PathGuard Redirects

Enter relative paths starting with /, one per line. Example: /secret-page/ /members-only/ /private-area/

No — by default the Exclude Admins option is enabled, which means logged-in users with the manage_options capability can always access blocked URLs. You can uncheck this option to apply blocking to administrators as well.

Custom URL (302 redirect) — the visitor's browser is redirected to the URL you specify. The blocked URL disappears from the address bar. Not Found (404 page) — the browser stays on the blocked URL but receives an HTTP 404 status and sees your theme's 404 template. No redirect occurs.

The plugin falls back to serving the 404 page so the blocked URL is never accidentally left accessible.

No. The block logic runs on the template_redirect hook which only fires for standard frontend page requests. REST API, WP-CLI, and admin requests are unaffected.

Yes. The plugin removes all its stored options from the database on deactivation. This keeps your database clean. If you need to keep your settings, do not deactivate — simply disable blocking by leaving the blocked URLs list empty.

No. Only the path portion of the URL is compared (e.g. /secret-page/). Query strings like ?preview=true are ignored, which means /secret-page/?anything=value is still blocked by the rule /secret-page/.