# Auto Ping Booster Pro 1.3.16: We Fixed 404 & 301 Redirects - URL: https://blog.pingbooster.site/updates/auto-ping-booster-pro-1-3-16-we-fixed-404-301-redirects/ - Published: 2026-09-27 - Updated: 2026-09-27 - Author: Sam - Categories: Updates > **Key takeaways:** Product: Auto Ping Booster Pro Update: Version 1.3.16 Category: WordPress plugin update, SEO/technical maintenance Fix 1: Saved 301 redirects now reliably match the corresponding 404 URL, so redirects apply instead of silently failing. Fix 2: Saving a redirect automatically clears object cache and common host/CDN caches (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, LiteSpeed, SiteGround, Breeze). Fix 3: Previously-saved redirects can now be edited and re-saved without failing. Fix 4: A single "Save All Redirects" button replaces one-button-per-row saving; the page returns to the same section instead of the top of the dashboard. Known limitation: Some 404s (e.g. .txt or image file requests) are served directly by the web server before WordPress loads, and require a server-level redirect instead. Action: Update the plugin, then open the Inter-linking page to review the Broken Link table. If you’ve ever saved a 301 redirect in [Auto Ping Booster Pro](https://pingbooster.site/plugins/auto-ping-booster-pro/) and had it just… not work, this update is for you. Version 1.3.16 is a focused bug-fix release that goes straight at the four biggest complaints we’ve heard about the 404 Monitor and Broken Link Detection tools. ![Auto Ping Booster Pro 1.3.16: We Fixed 404 & 301 Redirects](https://blog.pingbooster.site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/auto-ping-booster-404-301-fix.png) No new settings to learn, no migration steps to run — just update the plugin and your 404/301 workflow gets noticeably more reliable. --- ## What was actually going wrong Under the hood, the 404 log table could end up with more than one row for the exact same broken URL — one saved as a bare path, another as a full URL. When you saved a redirect, it could land on a different row than the one your live site actually checked on the next 404 hit. The redirect looked “saved” in the dashboard, but visitors kept hitting a 404 anyway. On top of that, saving a redirect never cleared your site’s cache — so even when the redirect logic was correct, a cached 404 page could keep being served until someone manually cleared caches elsewhere in Settings. ## What’s fixed in 1.3.16 - **301 redirects now actually redirect.** URL matching between the save form and the live 404 handler is fully normalized, and the database now enforces one row per broken URL — no more mismatched duplicates silently eating your redirect. - **Caches clear automatically.** The moment you save a redirect, [Auto Ping Booster Pro](https://pingbooster.site/plugins/auto-ping-booster-pro/) flushes the object cache plus common host/CDN cache plugins (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, LiteSpeed, SiteGround, Breeze, and more). There’s also a new standalone **“Refresh 404 Pages / Clear Cache”** button if you just want to force a refresh. - **Editing a saved redirect works.** Change your mind about where a broken URL should go? Update the field and save — it now updates the same row instead of getting lost. - **One master “Save All Redirects” button.** The Broken Link table used to reload the whole dashboard and scroll you back to the top for every single row you saved. Now the entire table is one form — fill in as many redirect targets as you want and save them all at once, and you land right back on the same section. ## A quick heads-up A small number of broken URLs — typically static-looking files like `.txt` or image paths — never reach WordPress at all. Your web server can serve a 404 for these directly, before WordPress ever loads. If a specific URL still won’t redirect after updating, that’s usually a server-level rule rather than anything the plugin can catch. Your host can add a server-side redirect for those cases. ## How to update Update to 1.3.16 from your WordPress dashboard as usual. After updating, open the plugin’s Inter-linking page and you’ll see a one-time banner summarizing these fixes, with a shortcut straight to your Broken Link table. --- [Buy Plugin 9.99$](https://pingbooster.site/plugins/auto-ping-booster-pro/) [Download With License](https://pingbooster.site/my-account/) *As always, thanks for the detailed reports — this release exists because you told us exactly what wasn’t working.* ## Frequently asked questions ### What does Auto Ping Booster Pro 1.3.16 fix? It fixes 404 monitoring and 301 redirects, auto-clears caches on save, allows re-editing saved redirects, and adds a single "Save All Redirects" button. ### Why didn't my 301 redirect work before this update? Duplicate 404 log rows could cause a saved redirect to be checked against the wrong row, and stale cached 404 pages kept being served. ### Do I need to do anything after updating? No manual steps are required. Open the Inter-linking page to see a one-time summary banner and review your Broken Link table.