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This is going to sound really nuts, but it works for me.

I start by adding a file to my theme with the following:

/*

Template Name: Page-Redirect

*/



if (function_exists('have_posts') && have_posts())

{

while (have_posts())

{



// get the post

the_post();



// get content

ob_start();

the_content();

$contents	= ob_get_contents();

ob_end_clean();



// correctly build the link



// grab the 'naked' link

$link	= trim(strip_tags($contents));



// work out

if(! preg_match('%^http://%', $link))

{

$host	= $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];

$dir	= dirname($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);

$link	= "http://$host$dir/$link";

}



// navigate to the link

header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");

header("Location: $link");

exit;



}



}

All I have to do then is create a new page, assign the Page-Redirect template to the page and the magic works by simply adding a url to the content area.

What it gives me is a page that when accessed immediately redirects to whatever link you put in the content. ‘you do not need http stuff just the path to the page like — groups/

Because it’s a true wp page, now you can select that page in your settings for the homepage.

like I said, very hacky but it works for now. Hope it helps