InfoWebPlus: Redirect Content Manager

Monitor retired URLs, audit redirect health, and automatically exclude redirected content from XML sitemaps.

Description

A professional SEO and content retirement manager that helps WordPress users monitor redirected pages, blog posts and custom post types, automatically exclude redirected content from XML sitemaps, audit redirect health and maintain a clean index. It does not create redirects - it integrates with your existing redirect and SEO plugins.

This plugin does not create redirects. It integrates with redirect plugins (Redirection, Rank Math, Yoast Premium, and others) and SEO plugins (Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, AIOSEO).

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Perfect for sites that

Retire or consolidate large numbers of pages (multi-location, international, or legacy content)
Use Redirection (or similar) for 301 rules and Yoast SEO / Rank Math for sitemaps
Run Ahrefs (or similar) site audits and reconcile 3xx redirect reports with live WordPress data
Want redirected URLs automatically removed from XML sitemaps without manual Yoast work per URL

Key features

Monitored Items – central list of URLs with redirect status, HTTP code, provider, and sitemap inclusion
Sync from redirect plugin – import active 301 rules from Redirection, Rank Math, Yoast Premium, Safe Redirect Manager, or Simple 301 Redirects
Live sitemap exclusion – active 301 redirects are excluded from XML sitemaps at generation time
SEO health checks – redirect chains, loops, broken redirects, missing redirects, noindex in sitemap, and more
Import – manual URLs, CSV (including Ahrefs exports), XLSX, ZIP archives
Dashboard – KPIs, charts, quick filters, and one-click scans
Scheduled scans – daily/weekly/monthly via WP Cron
Filters & bulk actions – post type, status, HTTP code, redirect provider, sitemap status
Multisite compatible and translation ready

Supported redirect plugins

Redirection
Rank Math
Yoast SEO Premium
Safe Redirect Manager
Simple 301 Redirects

Supported SEO plugins

Yoast SEO
Rank Math
SEOPress
All in One SEO

Privacy

No tracking, telemetry, or external API calls. All scans and imports run on your server.

Screenshots

InfoWebPlus: Redirect Content Manager – Dashboard with KPIs, charts, and scan controls — Dashboard with KPIs, charts, and scan controls

InfoWebPlus: Redirect Content Manager – Monitored Items table with filters for redirect status, HTTP code, and sitemap — Monitored Items table with filters for redirect status, HTTP code, and sitemap

InfoWebPlus: Redirect Content Manager – Import screen – sync from Redirection and upload Ahrefs CSV — Import screen – sync from Redirection and upload Ahrefs CSV

InfoWebPlus: Redirect Content Manager – Health Issues – redirect chains, broken redirects, filters, and pagination — Health Issues – redirect chains, broken redirects, filters, and pagination

InfoWebPlus: Redirect Content Manager – Settings – redirect provider, SEO plugin, and sitemap automation — Settings – redirect provider, SEO plugin, and sitemap automation

FAQ

Does this plugin create redirects?

No. Redirect Content Manager monitors redirects from your existing redirect plugin. Create and edit rules in Redirection, Rank Math, or your preferred tool.

Does it work with Ahrefs exports?

Yes. Upload an Ahrefs CSV from Site Audit → Redirects (3xx redirect report). The importer reads URL, Redirect URL, and HTTP status code. Run Scan Everything afterward to reconcile with live redirect rules.

Will redirected pages disappear from my sitemap automatically?

Yes, when Automatically exclude active 301 redirects from XML sitemaps is enabled in Settings. The plugin checks live redirect rules when Yoast SEO or another supported SEO plugin builds the sitemap.

Which redirect plugin should I use?

Any supported provider works. Set Settings → Redirect Provider to match the plugin you use (e.g. Redirection), then use Import → Sync Now. Also supported: Rank Math, Yoast Premium, Safe Redirect Manager, and Simple 301 Redirects.

Does it work on large sites?

Yes. Batch processing, pagination, and scheduled scans are designed for sites with thousands of URLs and redirects.

Is data sent to external servers?

No. Everything runs locally on your WordPress installation. No tracking, telemetry, or external API calls.

Installation

Install Redirect Content Manager from WordPress.org.

Official download

Install Redirect Content Manager from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

That is the only supported public install channel. There is no public GitHub/GitLab download for end users yet.

Requirements

WordPress 6.4 or higher (tested up to 7.0)
PHP 8.1 or higher
MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+
ZipArchive PHP extension (required for XLSX import only)

Install from WordPress admin

1. In WordPress go to Plugins → Add New 2. Search for Redirect Content Manager 3. Click Install Now, then Activate 4. Open Redirect Manager in the admin menu

Or open the listing directly: wordpress.org/plugins/redirect-content-manager

First steps

1. Configure settings - Redirect Manager → Settings: monitored post types, redirect provider, SEO plugin 2. Import / Sync - pull rules from your redirect plugin, or import CSV / Ahrefs exports 3. Run a scan - Dashboard → Scan Everything 4. Review health issues - Health Issues page

Multisite

Supports WordPress Multisite. Activate network-wide or per-site. Each site keeps its own monitored items and settings.

Uninstall

Before uninstalling, choose whether to keep data:

Settings → Advanced → Keep data when plugin is uninstalled

If unchecked, plugin tables and options are removed on uninstall.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
No redirects detected	Ensure a supported redirect plugin is active; check Settings → Redirect Provider
Sitemap exclusion not working	Verify SEO plugin is detected; check Settings → SEO Plugin
XLSX import fails	Enable the PHP ZipArchive extension
Slow scans on large sites	Increase batch size in Settings → Performance

Developer

Architecture, namespaces, and contribution notes for Redirect Content Manager.

Namespace

All classes use the RedirectContentManager\ PSR-4 namespace, autoloaded from the classes/ directory.

Dependency Injection

Access the container via:

$container = rcm()->container();
$scan_service = $container->get( \RedirectContentManager\Services\ScanService::class );

Adding a Redirect Provider

Implement RedirectProviderInterface:

use RedirectContentManager\Interfaces\RedirectProviderInterface;
use RedirectContentManager\Models\RedirectResult;

class MyRedirectProvider implements RedirectProviderInterface { public function get_slug(): string { return 'my-provider'; } public function get_name(): string { return 'My Provider'; } public function is_available(): bool { return true; } public function detect( string $url ): RedirectResult { /* ... */ } public function get_all_redirects(): array { /* ... */ } } ```

add_filter( 'rcm_redirect_providers', function ( array $providers ) {
    $providers['my-provider'] = new MyRedirectProvider();
    return $providers;
} );

Adding an SEO Adapter

Implement SeoAdapterInterface and register with rcm_seo_adapters filter.

Adding a Health Check

add_filter( 'rcm_health_checks', function ( array $checks ) {
    $checks['my_check'] = function () {
        return array( /* HealthIssue objects */ );
    };
    return $checks;
} );

Adding a Future Module

add_filter( 'rcm_modules', function ( array $modules ) {
    $modules['gsc'] = new MyGscModule();
    return $modules;
} );

Modules should implement a boot() method.

Database Tables

Table	Purpose
`{prefix}rcm_monitored_items`	Monitored URLs and scan data
`{prefix}rcm_scan_logs`	Scan history
`{prefix}rcm_health_issues`	SEO health issues
`{prefix}rcm_activity_logs`	Activity audit trail

REST API Authentication

All endpoints require the manage_options capability. Use WordPress REST nonce:

fetch('/wp-json/redirect-content-manager/v1/statistics', {
    headers: { 'X-WP-Nonce': wpApiSettings.nonce }
});

Coding Standards

WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS)
PHPStan level 8
Strict types in all files
Prepared SQL statements only
Nonce verification on all admin actions

Running Tests

composer test              # Unit + integration
composer test:unit         # Unit tests only (no WordPress DB)
composer test:integration  # Integration tests only
composer phpcs
composer phpstan

WordPress Test Suite (Integration Tests)

Integration tests live in tests/Integration/ and require the official WordPress test suite. Without the harness, they automatically call markTestSkipped().

Local setup

Adjust database credentials as needed:

export WP_TESTS_DIR=/tmp/wordpress-tests-lib
export WP_CORE_DIR=/tmp/wordpress/

git clone --depth=1 --branch trunk github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop.git /tmp/wordpress-develop bash /tmp/wordpress-develop/bin/install-wp-tests.sh wordpress_test root '' 127.0.0.1 latest

composer test:integration ```

Continuous Integration

GitHub Actions (.github/workflows/ci.yml) provisions MySQL 8, installs the WordPress test suite from wordpress-develop, and runs the full PHPUnit suite (unit + integration) on PHP 8.2 and 8.3.

Hooks

Actions and filters exposed by Redirect Content Manager.

Actions

`rcm_loaded`

Fires after the plugin has fully booted.

do_action( 'rcm_loaded', $plugin );

Parameters: - $plugin (RedirectContentManager\Plugin) - Plugin instance

`rcm_scan_completed`

Fires after a scan completes.

do_action( 'rcm_scan_completed', $scanned, $issues, $type );

Parameters: - $scanned (int) - Number of items scanned - $issues (int) - Number of health issues found - $type (string) - Scan type slug

`rcm_import_completed`

Fires after an import completes.

do_action( 'rcm_import_completed', $result, $type );

Parameters: - $result (array) - Import result with imported, skipped, errors - $type (string) - Import type (csv, xlsx, manual)

`rcm_item_deleted`

Fires when a monitored item is deleted via REST API.

do_action( 'rcm_item_deleted', $id );

Parameters: - $id (int) - Deleted item ID

`rcm_scheduled_scan`

Cron hook for scheduled scans. Registered by the plugin; do not call directly unless testing.

`rcm_weekly_report`

Cron hook for weekly email reports.

Filters

`rcm_redirect_providers`

Filter registered redirect detection providers.

apply_filters( 'rcm_redirect_providers', $providers );

Parameters: - $providers (array<string, RedirectProviderInterface>)

`rcm_seo_adapters`

Filter registered SEO plugin adapters.

apply_filters( 'rcm_seo_adapters', $adapters );

Parameters: - $adapters (array<string, SeoAdapterInterface>)

`rcm_health_checks`

Filter health check strategies.

apply_filters( 'rcm_health_checks', $checks );

Parameters: - $checks (array<string, callable>) - Map of slug to callback returning HealthIssue[]

`rcm_exclude_from_sitemap`

Filter whether a post should be excluded from sitemap.

apply_filters( 'rcm_exclude_from_sitemap', false, $post );

Parameters: - $exclude (bool) - Current exclusion status - $post (WP_Post) - Post object

Used by: Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO, and core sitemap filters

`rcm_redirect_detected`

Filter redirect detection result.

apply_filters( 'rcm_redirect_detected', $result, $url, $provider );

Parameters: - $result (RedirectResult) - $url (string) - $provider (string) - Provider slug

`rcm_modules`

apply_filters( 'rcm_modules', $modules );

Parameters: - $modules (array<string, object>)

`cron_schedules`

The plugin adds rcm_monthly and rcm_custom schedules via the cron_schedules filter.

Changelog

Version 1.0.39

All notable changes to Redirect Content Manager will be documented in this file.

Developer: InfoWebPlus

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[1.0.39] - 2026-07-31

Changed

Health Issues redirect-chain messages show only the initial URL; full hop list stays under View chain steps

[1.0.38] - 2026-07-30

Added

Global progress bar and status banner on every admin page while Scan or Sync is running
Toast popups for Scan Everything and Sync completion summaries (and errors)
Scan/Sync progress persists across admin tabs (server-side job status; UI resumes until the job finishes)

Changed

Monitored Items filters and table merged into one panel; Per Page and Export CSV live next to Filter/Reset
Health Issues UI simplified: removed Issue Type chips and duplicate Issue Log header; Type filter stays in the Filters dropdown
Dashboard overview bars with a count of 0 no longer render a colored fill segment
No Redirect overview bar uses gray (not red), matching the Overall Health legend
KPI, Health, Import, and related panels dim during an active scan/sync
Plugin URI points to developers.infowebplus.com/wordpress/redirect-content-manager/

[1.0.37] - 2026-07-30

Scan progress UI refinements; superseded by 1.0.38.

[1.0.36] - 2026-07-30

Scan progress UI; superseded by 1.0.38.

[1.0.35] - 2026-07-30

Admin UI cleanup; superseded by 1.0.38.

[1.0.34] - 2026-07-30

Changed

Health Issues Export CSV button moved next to Filter/Reset and uses the current Severity, Type, and Search form values

Fixed

Redirects to the site homepage (e.g. /home → /) are no longer flagged as critical broken redirects

[1.0.33] - 2026-07-30

Added

Export CSV for Monitored Items (respects current list filters)

Fixed

Monitored URLs no longer resolve to the wrong WordPress page by slug basename alone (e.g. /countries/africa/cambodia falsely marked as the published /countries/cambodia page)

[1.0.32] - 2026-07-30

Added

Export CSV for Health Issues (respects severity, type, and search filters)
Clickable URLs in redirect chain messages and chain step details
Clickable URLs in Recent Critical Issues messages on the Dashboard

[1.0.31] - 2026-07-24

Changed

Sitemap exclusion no longer writes a noindex meta: redirected content is removed from the sitemap via the SEO plugin's official sitemap filters only, and its index state is left untouched
Renamed all internal identifiers from the rcm_/RCM_ prefix to iwp_rcm_/IWP_RCM_ (options, hooks, AJAX actions, cron events, database tables, constants, cache group, script handle) to avoid collisions; existing installs are migrated automatically (tables, options and the scheduled scan are moved on upgrade)
Display name is now "InfoWebPlus: Redirect Content Manager"
Removed load_plugin_textdomain() call (translations load automatically on WordPress 4.6+)

Fixed

Pages excluded from the sitemap were being set to noindex; on upgrade, any noindex previously written by the plugin to excluded items is cleared automatically (one-time migration)

[1.0.30] - 2026-07-21

Changed

Admin UI aligned with marketing mockups: header toolbar, KPI icons, dashboard layout, import cards, status pills

[1.0.29] - 2026-07-21

Changed

Import methods grid redesigned: equal-height cards, dashicons, compact drop zones, footer actions

[1.0.28] - 2026-07-21

Added

Import page redirect provider selector with installed/not installed badge
One-off sync from any supported redirect plugin without changing Settings
Dynamic sync labels on Import and Dashboard

[1.0.27] - 2026-07-21

Fixed

Health Issues table column overlap (Type/Message/URL layout)
Import page file drop zones and icons forced readable in dark admin themes

[1.0.26] - 2026-07-21

Added

Health Issues table filters: severity, type, search, per-page, and pagination

[1.0.25] - 2026-07-21

Changed

Redesigned app header and pill-style navigation tabs across all admin pages
Health Issues: KPI cards, issue type filter chips, improved issue log layout
Import page: featured sync card and 2-column import method grid
Monitored Items: improved filter bar layout

[1.0.24] - 2026-07-21

Changed

Redesigned dashboard with KPI cards, content bar chart, health donut chart, and quick filter chips

[1.0.23] - 2026-07-21

Fixed

Monitored Items table headers stay on one line (HTTP Code, Post Type, etc.)

[1.0.22] - 2026-07-21

Added

Monitored Items: sortable column headers (Title, URL, Post Type, Status, HTTP Code, Last Scan)
Monitored Items: Sitemap filter (Excluded / Included) and Reset filters button

Fixed

Sync from Redirection now imports only URLs linked to a real WordPress page (no more MISSING ghost entries)
Sync cleanup removes orphan redirect-only entries on each run
Redirect Provider filter now matches synced provider slugs and legacy labels

[1.0.21] - 2026-07-21

Added

Sync from Redirection: import all active 301 redirect rules into Monitored Items automatically
Sync runs before full, redirect, and scheduled scans; manual button on Dashboard and Import

[1.0.20] - 2026-07-21

Added

Live redirect detection at sitemap generation: pages with active 301 rules in Redirection (and other providers) are excluded from XML sitemaps without import

[1.0.19] - 2026-07-21

Fixed

Health Issues table: Severity and Type columns no longer wrap or break mid-word

[1.0.18] - 2026-07-21

Changed

All admin pages (Dashboard, Monitored Items, Import, Health Issues, Settings) now use full-width layout

[1.0.17] - 2026-07-21

Fixed

Redirect chain health checks now use live Redirection plugin rules instead of imported Monitored Items data
Chain messages show the full redirect path and correct redirect count (not URL count)
Health Issues table shows expandable chain steps for redirect_chains warnings

[1.0.16] - 2026-07-21

Fixed

Health check false positives for broken_redirects when redirect targets exist in WordPress but are not imported as monitored items
Redirect targets with URL fragments (#peo, etc.) are validated against the base page URL

[1.0.15] - 2026-07-21

Added

Per-page selector (10, 20, 50, 100) on Monitored Items with saved user preference

Fixed

Bulk actions Apply button now works reliably (removed duplicate bottom bar and fixed action selection bug)

[1.0.14] - 2026-07-21

Changed

Monitored Items pagination now matches native WordPress admin styling and preserves active filters

[1.0.13] - 2026-07-21

Added

Native Ahrefs CSV redirect export support with redirect target and HTTP code import

Changed

CSV import pre-fills redirect metadata and applies sitemap exclusion for imported 301 URLs

[1.0.12] - 2026-07-21

Changed

Reduced InfoWebPlus branding in the admin UI (removed header credit and page footer)

[1.0.11] - 2026-07-21

Changed

Monitored Items page uses full-width admin layout with horizontal scroll for wide tables

[1.0.10] - 2026-07-21

Fixed

Redirection plugin integration now correctly detects 301 redirects (array API + get_match flow)
Hierarchical page paths now show full parent path in the Monitored Items table (renamed Slug column to Path)

[1.0.9] - 2026-07-21

Fixed

Monitored Items table replaced WP_List_Table with plain HTML table for Avada and other admin theme compatibility

[1.0.8] - 2026-07-21

Fixed

Monitored Items table showing item count but no visible rows on Avada and other admin themes
WP_List_Table column headers not initialized before rendering
Admin CSS forcing list table visibility inside bulk-action forms

[1.0.0] - 2026-03-21

Added

Initial release
Monitored content tracking for pages, posts, and custom post types
CSV, XLSX, and manual URL import
Redirect providers: Redirection, Rank Math, Yoast Premium, Safe Redirect Manager, Simple 301 Redirects
SEO adapters: Yoast, Rank Math, SEOPress, All in One SEO
Automatic sitemap exclusion for active 301 redirects
SEO health checks with critical, warning, and info severity
Admin dashboard with statistics and scan history
Monitored items table with filters, bulk actions, and pagination
Scheduled scans via WP Cron (daily, weekly, monthly, custom)
Secure REST API endpoints
WP-CLI commands: scan, stats, import
Email notifications for critical errors and weekly reports
Multisite support
Uninstall option to keep or delete data
PHPUnit tests, PHPCS, PHPStan, and GitHub Actions CI

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Issue

Solution

No redirects detected

Ensure a supported redirect plugin is active; check Settings → Redirect Provider

Sitemap exclusion not working

Verify SEO plugin is detected; check Settings → SEO Plugin

XLSX import fails

Enable the PHP ZipArchive extension

Slow scans on large sites

Increase batch size in Settings → Performance

Table

Purpose

{prefix}rcm_monitored_items

Monitored URLs and scan data

{prefix}rcm_scan_logs

Scan history

{prefix}rcm_health_issues

SEO health issues

{prefix}rcm_activity_logs

Activity audit trail

Actions

`rcm_loaded`

Fires after the plugin has fully booted.

do_action( 'rcm_loaded', $plugin );

Parameters: - $plugin (RedirectContentManager\Plugin) - Plugin instance

`rcm_scan_completed`

Fires after a scan completes.

do_action( 'rcm_scan_completed', $scanned, $issues, $type );

Parameters: - $scanned (int) - Number of items scanned - $issues (int) - Number of health issues found - $type (string) - Scan type slug

`rcm_import_completed`

Fires after an import completes.

do_action( 'rcm_import_completed', $result, $type );

Parameters: - $result (array) - Import result with imported, skipped, errors - $type (string) - Import type (csv, xlsx, manual)

`rcm_item_deleted`

Fires when a monitored item is deleted via REST API.

do_action( 'rcm_item_deleted', $id );

Parameters: - $id (int) - Deleted item ID

`rcm_scheduled_scan`

Cron hook for scheduled scans. Registered by the plugin; do not call directly unless testing.

`rcm_weekly_report`

Cron hook for weekly email reports.

Filters

`rcm_redirect_providers`

Filter registered redirect detection providers.

apply_filters( 'rcm_redirect_providers', $providers );

Parameters: - $providers (array<string, RedirectProviderInterface>)

`rcm_seo_adapters`

Filter registered SEO plugin adapters.

apply_filters( 'rcm_seo_adapters', $adapters );

Parameters: - $adapters (array<string, SeoAdapterInterface>)

`rcm_health_checks`

Filter health check strategies.

apply_filters( 'rcm_health_checks', $checks );

Parameters: - $checks (array<string, callable>) - Map of slug to callback returning HealthIssue[]

`rcm_exclude_from_sitemap`

Filter whether a post should be excluded from sitemap.

apply_filters( 'rcm_exclude_from_sitemap', false, $post );

Parameters: - $exclude (bool) - Current exclusion status - $post (WP_Post) - Post object

Used by: Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO, and core sitemap filters

`rcm_redirect_detected`

Filter redirect detection result.

apply_filters( 'rcm_redirect_detected', $result, $url, $provider );

Parameters: - $result (RedirectResult) - $url (string) - $provider (string) - Provider slug

`rcm_modules`

apply_filters( 'rcm_modules', $modules );

Parameters: - $modules (array<string, object>)

`cron_schedules`

The plugin adds rcm_monthly and rcm_custom schedules via the cron_schedules filter.