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Attachment Redirect

Redirect thin WordPress attachment pages to the file, parent post, or a 404

by Azan Umer · github.com/azanumer/wp-attachment-redirect · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/azanumer/wp-attachment-redirect/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

Readme github.com/azanumer/wp-attachment-redirect ↗

WordPress creates a public page for every media upload. Those attachment pages are thin, duplicate-prone content that search engines love to index and visitors never want to land on. This plugin redirects them away.

What it does

Redirects attachment pages to the media file itself (default), the parent post, or a 404 page — your choice in Settings → Attachment Redirect.
Applies to images only, or to all attachment types (PDFs, videos, audio).
301 (permanent) or 302 (temporary) redirect status.
Falls back gracefully: "parent" mode uses the file URL when an attachment has no parent post.

Filters

war_skip_redirect — return true to exempt a specific attachment:

add_filter( 'war_skip_redirect', function ( $skip, $attachment_id ) {
    return 123 === $attachment_id; // Keep this one as a real page.
}, 10, 2 );

Installation

Upload the plugin folder to wp-content/plugins/.
Activate it from Plugins.
Choose your target under Settings → Attachment Redirect.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.