How to create redirects in htaccess

You should ALWAYS put redirects in htaccess. WHY?

Because redirects are process much quicker from the server-level when using htaccess, instead of from the software-level via WordPress plugin (PHP).
So do what I said: put all your redirects into htaccess, and then get rid of all your redirection plugins.

HOW do you put redirects into htaccess?

The “.htaccess” file is located in your cPanel > File Manager…in the “public_html” directory or your domain name directory (for addon domains & subdomains). You can edit it directly from File Manager or download/edit from your local computer using FTP. (Make sure you click “Settings” and show hidden files if you’re using File Manager in cPanel.)
Where do you put these redirects in htaccess? You can put them at the very end after everything else. We recommend putting them somewhere after the line that says: # END WordPress

Simple redirects:

Copy paste the example line written below into your htaccess. You should put it somewhere after the WordPress section.

Redirect 301 /oldpage https://domain.com/newpage

Exporting redirects from Redirection plugin:

Using the “Redirection” plugin? Most WordPress redirect plugins have a simple export to apache/htaccess function that generates the rewrite configuration for you. Simply copy these and paste into your htaccess file somewhere after the line that says: # END WordPress

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