Choose the right response

Permanent, temporary or intentionally gone: make the intent clear.

Match the response to the change

Response	Use in your rule
301 / 308	A permanent move to a replacement destination.
302 / 307	A temporary move that may change or be removed.
410	Content intentionally retired, with no redirect destination.

Redirect Nest handles GET and HEAD only. It does not redirect form submissions or promise behavior for other request methods.

Choose a relevant destination

Match the old page’s purpose as closely as possible. A working homepage is not automatically a useful replacement for a detailed article, category or product.

If there is no appropriate replacement and the content is intentionally removed, consider a 410 rule. Leave its destination blank.

Be deliberate about permanent rules

Permanent responses can be cached outside WordPress. Test the mapping on staging before enabling it for real visitors. Changing the plugin rule does not remove an earlier response from every browser or CDN cache.

No response code guarantees search rankings or how a search engine will treat a move. Review important URL changes in the context of the site.