Redirects

Redirects let you send visitors from one URL path to another on the same domain. They are also used to return 410 Gone responses for permanently removed content. OptiPub tracks hit counts and timestamps for each redirect so you can monitor usage over time.

Navigate to Content → Redirects

Creating a Redirect

Click the Create button to open the redirect form.

Field	Required	Description
Domain	Yes	The configured domain where this redirect will be active. Only verified domains are available
Type	Yes	`Standard` or `Regex`. Standard matches an exact path; Regex uses a regular expression pattern. Cannot be changed after creation
From	Yes	The source path to match. For standard redirects this is a relative path (e.g. `promos/104842`). For regex redirects this is a regular expression pattern. A leading `/` is stripped automatically. Cannot be changed after creation
To	Yes	The destination path or URL visitors are sent to. For regex redirects, capture groups from the From pattern can be used here (e.g. `$1`)
Code	Yes	The HTTP status code for the redirect

Redirect Codes

Code	Meaning	Description
`301`	Moved Permanently	The resource has permanently moved. Search engines transfer ranking to the new URL
`307`	Temporary Redirect	The resource is temporarily at a different URL. Search engines keep the original URL indexed
`308`	Permanent Redirect	Like `301`, but the request method is preserved (e.g. POST stays POST)
`410`	Gone	The resource has been permanently removed. No destination is used — visitors see a "Gone" page

Example — Standard Redirect

Field	Value
Domain	`example.com`
Type	Standard
From	`promos/104842`
To	`pages/these-10-hacks-will-make-you-rich`
Code	`307`

This sends visitors from https://example.com/promos/104842 to https://example.com/pages/these-10-hacks-will-make-you-rich with a temporary redirect.

Example — Regex Redirect

Field	Value
Domain	`example.com`
Type	Regex
From	`old-blog/(.*)`
To	`blog/$1`
Code	`301`

This permanently redirects any path under old-blog/ to the corresponding path under blog/ — for example, old-blog/my-post becomes blog/my-post.

Editing a Redirect

Click on any redirect in the list to view it, then click Edit to make changes. Only the To and Code fields can be updated. The Domain, Type, and From fields are locked after creation.

List View

The redirects list displays all redirects across domains in a searchable, filterable data table. The following columns are available:

Column	Filter type	Default
ID	Number	Shown
Domain	Select	Shown
From	Text search	Shown
To	Text search	Shown
Regex	Boolean	Shown
Code	Number	Shown
Total Hits	Number	Shown
Last Hit	Date	Shown
Created	Date	Hidden
Updated	Date	Hidden

Deleting a Redirect

Click the trash icon in the row of the redirect you want to remove, then confirm the deletion.

How Redirects Are Processed

When a visitor requests a URL on one of your domains, OptiPub checks for a matching redirect before attempting to resolve a page:

Exact match — the request path is compared against all standard redirects for that domain
Regex match — if no exact match is found, regex redirects for that domain are evaluated in order
Redirect or Gone — if a match is found, OptiPub records a hit and either redirects the visitor (for 301, 307, 308) or returns a 410 Gone response
Page resolution — if no redirect matches, normal page resolution continues