How to Perform a Full Site Redirect

This documentation will cover the options available under the Full Site Redirect tab in the Redirection Manager of All in One SEO Pro.

Here's how to easily add a redirect in All in One SEO Pro.

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To get started, click on Redirects in the All in One SEO menu and then click on the Full Site Redirect tab.

The following options are available on this screen:

Relocating a Site

This option will enable you to relocate your entire website to another domain.

Click the Relocate Site toggle to display the Relocate to domain field.

Relocate Site setting in All in One SEO

Enter a valid website address in the Relocate to domain field and click the Save Changes button.

When you enable this option, the Site Aliases and Canonical Settings ( covered below ) options are disabled.

Site Aliases

A site alias is another domain or subdomain that you want to be redirected to your site.

Enter the domain name or subdomain name in the field to redirect it to your site.

Site Aliases setting in All in One SEO

You can click the Add New button to redirect more domains or click the trash can icon to remove a domain.

Canonical Settings – Redirect from HTTP to HTTPS

Canonical settings allow you to force an HTTPS redirection and to add or remove www from your site URL.

To redirect your site from HTTP to HTTPS, click the Canonical Settings toggle to display the Redirect from HTTP to HTTPS setting.

Then click the Redirect from HTTP to HTTPS toggle and click Save Changes to enable redirection from HTTP to HTTPS on your site.

Redirect from HTTP to HTTPS setting under Full Site Redirects

You'll need to update your Site Address URL by going to Settings » General and changing the Site Address (URL) match your new site address.

Site Address setting in WordPress

To help test your HTTPS configuration try some of these websites:

Canonical Settings – Add or Remove WWW

To add or remove www from your site URL, click the Canonical Settings toggle to display the Preferred domain drop down.

Preferred Domain setting under Full Site Redirects

You can select either of the following:

  • Leave domain as-is to not change anything
  • Add www to domain to add www to your site URLs
  • Remove www from domain to remove www to your site URLs

You'll need to update your Site Address URL by going to Settings » General and changing the Site Address (URL) match your new site address.

HTTP Headers

This option enables you to add Site headers and Redirect headers.

Site headers are added across your site, including redirects. Redirect headers are only added to redirects.

To add a Site or Redirect header, select the type in the Location drop down, then choose the header from the Header drop down and enter or select the Value.

HTTP Headers settings in Full Site Redirects

Click the Add Header button to add more Site or Redirect headers, and click the trash can icon to delete a Site or Redirect header.

You may also add your own custom headers by selecting Custom Header in the Header drop down.

You can also add predefined Security and CORS headers by clicking the Add Security Presets or Add CORS Presets.

This feature was added in All in One SEO Pro version 4.1.2.