RC Link Redirector 0.8.2-rc1 for Evolution CMS and PHP 5.5

RC Link Redirector was one of those small but useful SEO-oriented extras that solved a concrete need: transform external links into controlled internal redirect links and optionally add behaviors such as nofollow, target, and stop lists.

The 0.8.2-rc1 build became noteworthy because it was adapted to behave correctly under PHP 5.5, which was a real compatibility line for many Evolution CMS installations at the time.

What the plugin did

• Hooked into OnWebPagePrerender.
• Rewrote outbound links into internal redirect routes.
• Allowed teams to control comment text, nofollow, target behavior, CSS classes, and stop lists.

Why this release mattered

For teams upgrading PHP without replacing their whole SEO toolset, compatibility releases like this were important. They let older sites keep their editorial and outbound-link workflow intact while still moving forward on hosting requirements.

That makes this less a “big feature” release and more an ecosystem maintenance milestone worth documenting.

Source: Extras.Evolution snippet catalog.