simple-url-redirector

Simple URL Redirector (Browser Extension)

Automatically redirects links from one URL to another, based on rules you define. For example, redditez.com to reddit.com.

It works two ways at once:

• Navigation-level redirect via declarativeNetRequest: if you click or type a link to a matching URL, your browser redirects you straight to the target URL, preserving the path, query, and fragment.
• On-page rewriting via a content script: links already displayed on a page get their href rewritten too, so hovering, copying, or middle-clicking shows the correct destination.

Screenshots

Installation

Microsoft Edge

You can install the extension directly from the Microsoft Edge Add-ons Store.

Mozilla Firefox

You can install the extension directly from the Firefox Browser Add-ons Store.

Manual Installation (Chrome, Chromium-based browsers)

1. Click download below to get the zip file.
2. 
3. Unzip this folder somewhere permanent (don’t delete it after installing; Chrome loads it from disk).
4. Open chrome://extensions in Chrome.
5. Turn on Developer mode (top right).
6. Click Load unpacked and select the simple-url-redirector folder.
7. Click the extension icon in your toolbar to add and manage rules.

Adding a rule

In the popup or options page, enter:

• From: redditez.com
• To: reddit.com

And click Add rule. From then on, https://www.redditez.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/s/KlACnhZGrB becomes https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/s/KlACnhZGrB.

Add as many rules as you like. Each rule has its own on/off toggle, and there’s a master switch in the popup to pause all redirects at once.

Simple vs Advanced Rules

Simple rules match whole domains, ignoring leading www..

Advanced rules use regex for more flexibility. Use regex rules let you match complex patterns and use substitution groups.

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License

Distributed under the MIT License.

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