About this plugin
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Linko Media Path Mapper & Swapper is a powerful URL management suite that gives you complete control over how your media files are served. It is built around 3 core workflows designed for performance, SEO, and ease of use.
🎯 1. Clean & Custom Media Paths
Transform messy upload URLs into beautiful, human-readable paths.
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* Deep Integration: Works flawlessly with standard WordPress galleries, ACF (Advanced Custom Fields), and page builders via our dual-layer filtering system.
🔄 2. Smart Media Replacement
Need to update an image or PDF but don’t want to change the URL or lose SEO rankings?
* Replace the actual file on the server directly from the admin panel.
* Keep or Update Dates: Choose to keep the original upload date (for SEO) or update it to the current date (to move it to a new month folder).
* Rename on the Fly: Optionally use the newly uploaded file’s name while automatically updating all custom path mappings.
* Bypasses CDN and cache issues seamlessly with built-in cache-busting.
🔀 3. Advanced Redirection Rules (301, 302, 404)
A lightweight, high-performance redirect manager built right into the plugin.
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* Flexible Rules: Set up 301 (Permanent), 302 (Temporary), or 404 (Not Found) responses.
* Hit Tracking: See how many times a redirect rule has been triggered directly in the admin UI.
* Zero Conflict: Uses smart memory caching to handle thousands of rules without slowing down your website.
🔧 How It Works (Under the Hood)
Unlike basic redirect plugins, Linko Media Path Mapper & Swapper uses a safe “Dual-Layer” architecture:
* Layer 1: Intercepts URLs at the PHP data level (before HTML is generated) for zero performance overhead.
* Layer 2: Uses a highly optimized output buffer with regex extraction to catch hardcoded theme URLs (like WebP <picture> tags) without causing memory exhaustion.