Redirector
Automatically redirect content based on user-defined rules.
Redirector is an extension that allows you to specify patterns for pages that should be automatically redirected to other pages. E.g. you always want http://example.com/foo.html to redirect to http://example.com/bar.html.
This can be useful for instance to skip confirmation pages after posting messages on message boards, skipping ad pages that appear before you can view content on certain sites, redirecting from http to https on sites where you always want the https version, redirecting from one hostname to another for proxy servers, or just anywhere where it takes you two or more clicks to get to what you want.
The extension supports both wildcards and regular expressions in patterns. Regular expressions support capturing parantheses so you could define the pattern: http://foo.com/bar.php\?id=(\d+) and define the redirect as http://bar.com/baz.php?id=$1. In that case http://foo.com/bar.php?id=1234 would automatically redirect to http://bar.com/baz.php?id=1234. Wildcards can also use $1,$2 in the redirect urls, $1 is the contents of the first star match, $2 of the second and so on.
Click on the Redirector button next to your address bar to get started adding and editing redirects, and use the Enable/Disable button to quickly disable the addon.
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The only extension that does redirection properly
This still works for me (Brave Browser user)
This was an amazing extension that I used for at least 6 years. Today Chrome has shut it down since apparently when an extension reaches perfection and doesn't need updates for years they just disable them.
It is not longer working. Any plan to update it?
Fix it for Chrome, cuz it stopped working (best-practises of Chrome or whatever).
Works, but (maybe I'm dumb) it hard to understand the instructions.
There is a new version (V3) of this up for anyone that can't access it! https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/redirector/jegbdohdgebjljoljfeinojeobdabpjo
I found it useful. The developer passed away in 2022 so it is unlikely anyone can update it to meet Chrome's requirements. It's a shame, it did a perfectly good job. Thanks Einar, rest in peace.
Did exactly what I needed it to do, but sadly no longer available because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions. If they can resolve the issue then I'd give it more stars.
Works as intended. Love this app. Here is the redirect I use to prevent distraction: Redirect: (twitter\.com|instagram\.com|linkedin\.com|facebook\.com|9gag\.com) to: https://www.google.com/ Example: twitter.com → https://www.google.com/
I've been looking for this for a long time, this solved my problem
Great extention! I use it for redirecting Youtube URL to MacOs application that i use to watch YT. Works great!
simply a must for old.reddit users
Simple AddOn to redirect any http address.
Good, but does not work everytime in Vivaldi.
Trash. Doesn't work. I even checked the pre-entered example that comes with it, and it doesn't work.
It doesn't work all the time. Notably when a website changes it's URL, this extension doesn't detect it. If it would work, this would be an easy 5*, but it almost unusable now
This extension is no longer working?
Do logging and notifications work? I don't see any evidence of it.
this works perfectly fine for me, the guy below is an idiot lol
doesn't work at all.
Fantastic app, hope to be able to use it in the future. I am using MS Edge so I would love to see it in the store there if google blocks it (I am getting a warning that it may be blocked soon right now)
Awesome. If it stops working, I'll change browser. :)
Small plugin that does its job well. No worries here, been using it for a couple of years now.
How do I exclude more than one URL pattern?
A valuable add-on that does the job of multiple other redirection extensions, allowing you to streamline the web. One of the pillars of browsing customisation, alongside uBlock (not just an ad-blocker, but an anything-blocker), StyleBot and 'I still don't care about cookies'. Feature suggestion: Grouping and therefore group-toggling of redirects.
Welcome to the Chrome Dead Store, where all the s**ty "Manifest V3" comes into play, while Manifest V2 is left abandoned. Also, Update this to Manifest V3 NOW.
stopped working on Chrome Version 128.0.6613.138 (Official Build) (64-bit) for windows 10 x64
Finally!!! I really needed this, thank you so much!!!
I've tried all of the URL rewriters and this is the only one that works reliably for me. I love this tool. It's very cool.
lack of guide made this a pain to set up heres how to use: for "example url", put the normal base url in, (https://google.com) for "include pattern", put the normal base url in with a "*" at the end (https://google.com*) for "redirect to", put the redirect base url in with a "$1" at the end (https://redirect.google.com$1)
Works really well. There is a learning curve. FYI I initially had difficulty also. 1) first review the help file with the extension. 2) Turn on 'notifications while debugging" 3) For the "to:" location I initially was using "maps.google.com" Redirector was attempting to redirect. I was getting a notification. It was not redirecting. After I changed "maps.google.com" to "https://maps.google.com" it worked. It is finicky about the https:// before the redirect to address. Also RIP the developer. Einar Egilsson. Thank you for your work on this extension. https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/tghyq1/ueinaregilsson_created_the_game_site_cardgamesio/
"This extension may soon no longer be supported because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions." SAVE US DEVS! I DON'T WANNA LOSE THIS EXTENSION
works great but don't go to the http://example.com link, just don't also botan click create new redirect then type or paste the link you want to redirect from into the "example URL" and the "include pattern" field then type or paste the link that you want to redirect to then click save basically now the link in the "example URL" and the "include pattern" field will redirect to the link in the redirect to field you're welcome
After a different extension broke for redirecting Reddit to the new design, this works well! Here is how I set it up: Reddit Redirect: https://www.reddit.com* to: https://new.reddit.com$1 Example: https://www.reddit.com → https://new.reddit.com
how the fk do you use this?
Works perfectly!
Works just fine, just gotta configure it correctly ;)
It is perfect, very easy to use and make custom URLs that go to the actual website you want. It is just what I needed and it works perfectly.
doesnt work or is too complicated to setup
Extension is unreliable and does not work most of the time. I setup a redirect to point strava.com to strava.com/login. I then navigate to strava.com and... nothing happens. I'm not redirected. Here's a screenshot of what I've configured: files dot mag dot cm/bUZ90G2z This extension only redirects me to the login page maybe 1 out of every 5 times strava.com is loaded. Some days it just doesn't redirect at all.
Nice and it really saves my day !!
Did he really die? Rest in peace 🪦 Left some amazing software to the world ❤️ Thank you 🙏🏼
Still works just fine.
Yep. Sadly it no longer works.
It doesn't work anymore
It doesn't work anymore.
Really good and versatile extension. I use it to get rid of fandom bs. If anyone is interested: Pattern: https://*.fandom.com/* Redirect: https://$1.antifandom.com/$2
very annoying to set up, and sucks to use.
Amazing! Like others I downloaded this to get around Reddit's horrible new redesign and this works perfectly and solves all my problems :D Highly recommend.
