Redirector
Automatically redirect content based on user-defined rules.
What is Redirector?
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- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- webNavigation
- storage
- tabs
- http://*/*
- https://*/*
- notifications
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Summary
Automatically redirect content based on user-defined rules. Redirector is an extension that allows you to specify patterns for pages that should be automatically redirected to other pages. E.g. you always want http://example.com/foo.html to redirect to http://example.com/bar.html.
This can be useful for instance to skip confirmation pages after posting messages on message boards, skipping ad pages that appear before you can view content on certain sites, redirecting from http to https on sites where you always want the https version, redirecting from one hostname to another for proxy servers, or just anywhere where it takes you two or more clicks to get to what you want.
The extension supports both wildcards and regular expressions in patterns. Regular expressions support capturing parantheses so you could define the pattern: http://foo.com/bar.php\?id=(\d+) and define the redirect as http://bar.com/baz.php?id=$1. In that case http://foo.com/bar.php?id=1234 would automatically redirect to http://bar.com/baz.php?id=1234. Wildcards can also use $1,$2 in the redirect urls, $1 is the contents of the first star match, $2 of the second and so on.
Click on the Redirector button next to your address bar to get started adding and editing redirects, and use the Enable/Disable button to quickly disable the addon.
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Simple and easy to use
- Works well for redirecting websites
- Has an export function for rules
Cons
- Does not work for some users
- Limited wildcard support in 'Redirect to' field
Most mentioned
- Simple and easy to use
- Does exactly what it needs to do
- Export function
- Does not work for some users
Recent reviews
Safety
Risk impact
Redirector is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Redirector if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Redirector has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.