Currently I am using 301 Redirects in my .htacess file to redirect old URLs to new URLs. Are there any performance benefits (i.e. site loading) o using a plugin like Redirection or should I just stick to hardcoded 301 Redirects?
Which is better: 301 Redirect in my .htaccess file or a plugin like Redirection?
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.htaccesscatches requests before WordPress is even started. Thatâs much faster than any plugin.For a handful of redirects I wouldnât install a plugin. You need that only in cases when the server cannot know the new address, for example if you rename permalinks (slugs) automatically (you shouldnât ;)).