How to Schedule a Redirect in All in One SEO

Did you know that you can schedule redirects in All in One SEO so that they start, and finish on a specific date and time?

Creating redirects in All in One SEO is already very easy to do. But now, you can also schedule them easily as well.

Adding a Redirect

You can learn how to add a redirect in All in One SEO here.

Scheduling a Redirect

Scheduling a redirect can only be done when you add a new redirect. To do this, follow the steps below.

First, click on Redirects in the All in One SEO menu.

Redirects menu item shown in the All in One SEO menu

You'll see the Redirects screen and at the top will be the Add New Redirect form.

Add New Redirect form on the Redirects screen in All in One SEO

In the Source URL field, enter the URL you want to redirect from. The URL must be a relative URL, i.e. don't include the https://mydomain.com part of your URL.

Source URL field in the Add New Redirection form

In the Target URL field, enter the URL you want to redirect to. The URL can be either a relative URL or an absolute URL.

Target URL field in the Add New Redirection form

Setting the Redirect Type

To set the Redirect Type, click on the Advanced Settings toggle to enable the advanced settings. You'll see the Redirect Type drop down, click on this to select the type of redirect you want. The two most common are:

  • 301 Moved Permanently: Use this if you want to permanently redirect the old URL because the content has been deleted or moved.
  • 307 Temporary Redirect: Use this if you only want to temporarily redirect the old URL.
Redirect Type drop down in the Advanced Settings of the Add New Redirect form

Scheduling Your Redirect

In the Advanced Settings, click on the Select Rule drop down and select Schedule.

Schedule option shown in the Select Rule drop down

You'll see Start Date and End Date fields where you can select a date and set a time. Use these to select the date and time you want the redirect to start and end.

Start Date and End Date fields for scheduling a redirect

If you leave the End Date field blank, the redirect will have no end date and will continue until you disable or delete it.

Click the Add Redirect button to add your redirect.

Check out more documentation on our Redirection Manager here.