Module Redirect Universal - Redirect manager for OpenCart

The module adds to OpenCart the functionality of redirects from site pages to internal ones.

Where it can be used

If you are creating a new site structure or migrating your site from another engine (CMS), this module will help you painlessly create redirect lists from one URL to another.
If you find it difficult to edit the rules in your .htaccess file or you don't have one.
There are also cases when the wrong link was given to your site, it was written with an error, then you can redirect visitors to the correct page.

The module supports the following HTTP server codes:

1. 301 - Moved Permanently Recommended code for pages that need to be redirected, and you are sure that such a page does not exist and will not exist.
2. 302 - Temporarily moved Code for pages that may be temporarily missing, for example, a product page that was previously there and may appear in the future.
3. 410 - Page not found (Gone) This code is intended for "Strong" deletion. It is assumed that the PS will deal with NOT FOUND pages, but as practice shows, pages with code 404 remain in the index for a long time. and 410 helps to throw them out of there faster.
4. 404 – Page not found. This code is left for the future.
5. 403 – Access Denied. Very often, your site is checked by various scripts at known addresses. Such measures receive mainly 404 errors, but at the same time create a small but load. To prevent such a situation, a response code is used.

The module has the ability to use regular expressions in redirect rules
About regular expressions and examples - see the module

When removing a product, the module adds a rule for page 410 (controlled by a separate setting)
When editing a product, adds a rule for 301 redirects from old to new (controlled by module settings)