.htaccess redirect generator.

Before you edit .htaccess

.htaccess is a configuration file in your site's root folder (public_html on cPanel) that Apache reads on every request. A typo can take the whole site offline with a 500 error, so always download a copy first. If something breaks, put the old copy back. If your site runs on Nginx or a platform like Shopify or Wix, .htaccess doesn't apply: use their redirect settings instead.

What each section does

• Page redirects: send each old URL straight to its new address with a 301, which tells search engines the move is permanent.
• Force HTTPS: sends http:// visitors to the secure version. Works behind Cloudflare and most hosting proxies.
• www or non-www: picks one version of the domain so search engines don't see duplicates.
• Domain move: placed on the old domain, sends every page to the same path on the new one.

Avoiding redirect chains and loops

Page redirects are written first, pointing straight at the final https address, so a visitor never goes through two or three hops. The tool warns when a new address is itself redirected somewhere else. After uploading, test a few old URLs and all four versions of your domain with our redirect checker.

WordPress already has its own block in .htaccess (between "# BEGIN WordPress" and "# END WordPress"). Put these rules above it, and don't edit inside it. For a large migration, our website migration SEO service plans and tests every redirect.