Did you know that every time you change a URL (slug), WordPress remembers the old one? It stores these in your database and automatically performs a 301 redirect to the new URL.
However, WordPress core has two major flaws:
- It provides no way to see this history in the admin dashboard.
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It often fails to record history for hierarchical Pages and certain Custom Post Types.
Slug Trace bridges this gap. It provides a simple, elegant interface to see every previous URL a post, page, or product has ever had. It also includes a "Universal Tracker" that forces WordPress to remember slug changes for Pages and Custom Post Types that are usually ignored by core.
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Universal Support: Works with Posts, Pages, and any public Custom Post Type (CPT) like WooCommerce Products, Portfolio items, and more.
- View Hidden Redirects: Instantly see which old URLs are still pointing to your current content.
- The "Page Fix": Adds a custom engine to ensure WordPress actually records slug history for hierarchical Pages—a feature missing from standard WordPress.
- SEO Audit Tool: Perfect for checking if old backlinks are being redirected correctly after a site restructure.
- Ultra-Lightweight: Written in clean, optimized PHP. No extra database tables and zero impact on site performance.
Recommended Plugins
The following plugins are recommended for users:
- WP Power Cache - A high-performance static page caching engine that generates HTML snapshots of your WordPress site for near-instant loading times.
- Ultimate Twitter Feeds - A lightweight plugin to display Twitter feeds. Fetch profiles, lists, or single tweets with customizable size, language and theme.
- Calculate Page Execution Time - Track page execution time easily. Just activate and view page source to see the loading time at the bottom. No configuration needed for WordPress.
- Facebook Page Feeds Widget - With Facebook Page Feeds Widget, you can display your Facebook Page feeds on your website quickly.