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Redirection for inactive products (to category instead of 404 page)

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Automatic redirection for inactive products to the category instead of 404 page. Fallback if the product is not assigned to an active category or sales channel - either 404, 301 or 302.
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€19.90* / month
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16.67% discount
€16.58 / month
€238.80* €199.00* / year
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Technical Information

Category SEO Optimization
Created At August 10, 2022
Last Updated July 19, 2026
Languages de_DE, en_GB
Keywords redirect, 404, product redirect
Technical name AcrisProductNotFoundRedirect

Highlights

  • Automatic redirection of inactive products to a category or successor product
  • Flexible control for search engines with selectable redirect status (404, 301, or 302)
  • Fallback to homepage or 404 page if no redirection is available

Features

  • Automatic redirection of deactivated products to the assigned category or defined successor product
  • With multiple categories, redirection goes to the main category of the active sales channel
  • If no category or successor product is assigned, a 404 page or optionally the homepage is displayed
  • Option to choose whether search engines receive a 404, 301, or 302 response
  • Support for sell-out products (with the “Hide products after end of sale” option enabled)

In the Shopware standard, users land on a 404 page when a product is deactivated or removed from the range. External links from search engines or social media therefore lead to dead ends.

We have therefore developed a plugin that offers the following advantages:

Automatic redirection

When an inactive product is accessed, the plugin automatically redirects customers to the defined category or successor product. This keeps visitors in the shop and helps them easily find alternatives.

Flexible control for search engines
The redirect status can be individually defined. Search engines receive either a 404, 301, or 302 response, while customers in the frontend do not notice any difference.

Intelligent fallback
If no category or successor product is assigned, the redirection will go to the homepage or a classic 404 page. If multiple categories are assigned, the plugin automatically uses the main category of the active sales channel.

Support for sell-out products
Sell-out products are also taken into account, provided the option “Hide products after end of sale” is activated.

Installation

  • Open the Plugin Manager via Settings > System > Plugins 
  • Upload, install, and activate the plugin

Plugin configuration

Extensions > My Extension > Redirect for inactive products > Configure

  • Redirect status
    Defines which information is sent to search engines (404 – page not found (default), 301 – permanent redirect, 302 – temporary redirect).
  • If the product redirect was not found, then
    Determines whether visitors are redirected to the sales channel homepage or to a 404 page.

Product settings

Catalogues > Products > Select product > Specifications > Custom fields > Redirect when the product is not available

  • Successor products
    Manually define which products customers are redirected to when the original product is no longer available.
  • Successor categories
    Assign categories to which redirection should occur.

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Version Date Compatibility Changelog
5.0.5 12 June 2026 >=6.7.0.0 <6.8.0.0
  • - Fixed SEO URL resolver to exclude soft-deleted entries from route resolution.
5.0.4 2 June 2026 >=6.7.0.0 <6.8.0.0
  • - Improved plugin compatibility with Shopware 6.7.10.
5.0.3 1 June 2026 >=6.7.0.0 <6.8.0.0
  • - Improved plugin compatibility with Shopware 6.7.
5.0.2 18 September 2025 >=6.7.0.0 <6.8.0.0
  • - Fixed redirect to the category.
5.0.1 19 August 2025 >=6.7.0.0 <6.8.0.0
  • - Improves the category check in the SEO URL redirect.
5.0.0 13 May 2025 >=6.7.0.0 < 6.8.0.0
  • - Compatibility with Shopware 6.7.
  • - Support for the following languages: de-DE, en-GB, nl-NL, fr-FR, es-ES, fi-FI, nn-NO, sv-SE, cs-CZ, pt-PT, tr-TR, da-DK, it-IT, pl-PL, bs-BA
4.1.2 18 September 2025 >=6.6.9.0 <6.7.0.0
  • - Fixed redirect to the category.
4.1.1 19 August 2025 >=6.6.9.0 <6.7.0.0
  • - Improves the category check in the SEO URL redirect.
4.1.0 27 January 2025 >=6.6.9.0 < 6.7.0.0
  • - Improves plugin compatibility.
4.0.4 18 September 2025 >=6.6.0.0 < 6.7.0.0
  • - Improves the category check in the SEO URL redirect.
4.0.3 27 January 2025 >=6.6.0.0 < 6.7.0.0
  • - Improves plugin compatibility.
4.0.2 30 December 2024 >=6.6.0.0 < 6.7.0.0
  • - Improves plugin compatibility.
4.0.1 6 May 2024 >=6.6.0.0 < 6.7.0.0
  • - Optimisation for direct redirects to the SEO URL.
4.0.0 22 March 2024 >=6.6.0.0 < 6.7.0.0
  • - Compatibility with Shopware 6.6.
3.0.3 3 May 2024 >=6.5.0.0 <6.6.0.0
  • - Optimisation for direct redirects to the SEO URL.
3.0.2 31 May 2023 >=6.5.0.0
  • - Optimisation of the SEO redirection for a 301 or 302 redirection to the category. From now on, the SEO URL of the category is redirected directly without an intermediate step.
3.0.1 26 April 2023 >=6.5.0.0
  • - Optimization of the category redirect.
3.0.0 14 April 2023 >=6.5.0.0
  • - Compatibility with Shopware 6.5.
2.0.3 31 May 2023 >=6.4.11.0
  • - Optimisation of the SEO redirection for a 301 or 302 redirection to the category. From now on, the SEO URL of the category is redirected directly without an intermediate step.
2.0.2 26 April 2023 >=6.4.11.0
  • - Optimization of the category redirect.
2.0.1 14 February 2023 >=6.4.11.0
  • - Change of the plugin name and the manufacturer links.
2.0.0 26 November 2022 >=6.4.11.0
  • - Improves compatibility with Shopware >= 6.4.11.0.
1.0.1 26 November 2022 >=6.4.0.0
  • - Improves compatibility with Shopware < 6.4.11.0.
1.0.0 26 November 2022 >=6.4.0.0
  • - Release
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Funktioniert wie erwartet

· 13 August 2024

Das Plugin funktioniert wie erwartet. Mit diesem Plugin-Anbieter macht man auf jeden Fall alles richtig. Top Service!