WP redirect rule doesn't work

Question

I'm trying to redirect the page http://www.example.org/newsletter/unsubscribe.html to http://www.example.org/newsletter/unsubscribe.

I have tried the following:

add_rewrite_rule('newsletter/unsubscribe.html$', 'newsletter/unsubscribe', 'top');

If I var_dump the global wp_rewrite i see the following rule added:

  ...
  public 'non_wp_rules' => 
    array (size=1)
      'newsletter/unsubscribe.html$' => string 'newsletter/unsubscribe' (length=20)
  ...

Does anyone know what I am missing?

Do you want to perform a redirection or rewrite the URL? They are different things. — cybmeta, Commented Jan 28, 2015 at 16:14

Matthew Boynes · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-28 16:27:19Z

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The short answer is: that's not how rewrite rules work. You can see how they work in the examples section of the codex page.

It sounds like what you're trying to do is setup a redirect. I would suggest using a plugin to do that.

answered Jan 28, 2015 at 16:27

Matthew Boynes

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Thanks, got it working now with add_rewrite_rule('newsletter/unsubscribe.html$', 'index.php?page_id=234300', 'top');
– pbaldauf
Commented Jan 29, 2015 at 7:17

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