The plugin makes WordPress more friendly to nginx.
| Author: | Vladimir Kolesnikov (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 2.5 |
| WordPress version tested: | 3.2.1 |
| Plugin version: | 0.2.5 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 15-04-2009 |
| Last updated: | 04-07-2011
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Rating, %: | 74 |
| Rated by: | 3 |
| Plugin URI: | http://blog.sjinks.pro/wordpress-plugins/ngin... |
| Total downloads: | 34 183 |
| Active installs: | 100+ |
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The plugin solves two problems:
- When WordPress detects that FastCGI PHP SAPI is in use, it
disregards the redirect status code
passed to
wp_redirect. Thus, all 301 redrects become 302 redirects which may not be good for SEO. The plugin overrideswp_redirectwhen it detects that nginx is used. - When WordPress detects that
mod_rewriteis not loaded (which is the case for nginx as it does not load any Apache modules) it falls back to PATHINFO permalinks in Permalink Settings page. nginx itself has built-in support for URL rewriting and does not need PATHINFO permalinks. Thus, when the plugin detects that nginx is used, it makes WordPress think thatmod_rewriteis loaded and it is OK to use pretty permalinks.
The plugin does not require any configuration. It just does its work. You won't notice it — install and forget.
WARNING: nginx must be configured properly to support permalinks.
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