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Created February 15, 2019 12:39
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Redirect WordPress dead-links to the homepage
<?php
/**
* Redirect missing WordPress URLs .
*
* If you want to redirect the browser every time a page can’t be found while avoiding SEO impact, you can open your 404.php file
* in your theme’s folder and paste this at the top. If it doesn’t exist, then create a blank 404.php file.
*
* @link https://imelgrat.me/wordpress/dead-links-redirect-avoid-seo-impact/
*/
header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");
header("Location: " . get_bloginfo('url'));
exit();
?>
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