Redirect specific URLs by analyzing the querystring using htaccess

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On my current website I use parameters in querystrings to select the content shown to the user (e.g. www.domain.tld/index.php?site=linklist&page=2). I want to switch to wordpress and have all old links redirected to the new permalinks of wordpress.

When having site=linklist in the query string the user should be redirected to www.domain.tld/my-new-linklist . If the querystring contains site=about the user should be redirected to www.domain.tld/about-me ,...

How can I realize this using htaccess?

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– arkascha, Commented Oct 23, 2012 at 6:45

Jon Lin · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-23 07:29:20Z

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In the htaccess file in your document root, try adding these above any of your wordpress rules:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|.*)site=linklist&?($|.*)
RewriteRule ^/?index.php$ /my-new-linklist?%1%2 [L,R=301]

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|.*)site=about&?($|.*)
RewriteRule ^/?index.php$ /about-me?%1%2 [L,R=301]

etc.

Any other query string gets passed along, but the site=something is stripped out.

answered Oct 23, 2012 at 7:29

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