=== Marketingbende Tiny Fix: Disable Canonical Redirect Guessing ===
Contributors: marketingbende
Tags: canonical, redirects, 404
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Stops WordPress from guessing and redirecting near-match 404 URLs to similar posts or pages.

== Description ==

Marketingbende Tiny Fix: Disable Canonical Redirect Guessing is a small, single-purpose WordPress plugin. Activate it and the fix is applied immediately.

* Disable Canonical Redirect Guessing: Stops WordPress from guessing and redirecting near-match 404 URLs to similar posts or pages.

The free WordPress.org plugin is fully functional without a license key, account, payment, or external service.

== Optional Pro Add-on ==

An optional Pro add-on may be available separately outside WordPress.org for EUR 1 as a one-time lifetime unlock. It is not required for the free fix to work.

* Disable Canonical Redirect Guessing: Standalone Pro package for Disable Canonical Redirect Guessing: installs independently, includes the working fix, reports Pro status to the free plugin when present, and adds an admin control to pause the Pro fix without uninstalling.

Support, setup help, consulting, and custom compatibility work are not included.

== Installation ==

1. Upload this plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or upload the ZIP through Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen.
3. Deactivate the plugin to revert its behavior.

== Risk Notes ==

* Disable Canonical Redirect Guessing: Low to medium. Mistyped URLs remain 404 instead of being guessed to a similar permalink.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial generated version.
