=== Plugin Name === Contributors: JordiPlana Tags: 404, redirect, redirection, error, http Requires at least: 2.7.0 Tested up to: 3.4.2 Stable tag: 1.2 == Description == This plugin hooks the normal Wordpress workflow in order to determine if the request is processing will cause a 404 HTTP error. In that case it prevents Wordpress to do any other processing and sends the user to the page defined in the plugin options. A working and simple solution. For more information about this plugin you can check [the official page](http://jordiplana.com/404-simple-redirect-plugin-for-wordpress "404 Simple Redirect Plugin for Wordpress"). == Installation == 1. Download the plugin from the Wordpress plugin repository, unzip and upload to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 1. Enjoy! == Frequently Asked Questions == **Scenario** Sites with high volume of content may have some moved, deleted or badly referenced content. This situation will cause a 404 http error. **Problem** In high performance sites the previously described situation can be a resource problem. It is not necessary that we load completely the site to show a 404 error page. **Solution** Loading a plain HTML page will result easier for our web server than loading a complete CMS instance. = What does the plugin? = The plugin hooks the normal Wordpress workflow in order to determine if the request is processing will cause a 404 HTTP error. Then it makes a redirection to the URL defined in the plugin settings. == Changelog == = 1.2 = * Fixed empty URL bug [+info](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-404-simple-redirect-url-required-or-you-get-a-blank-page) * Added localization = 1.1 = * Fixed typo errors * Added settings link from plugin page = 1.0 = * First version