Free tools Redirect Checker
Redirect checker,
every hop, explained.
Follow an address through every redirect to the page that answers, with the status code of each hop and a plain answer on whether search engines will be happy with it.
Which redirects are good
A redirect sends a visitor from one address to another. 301 and 308 are permanent: search engines move the old address's ranking to the new one. 302 and 307 are temporary: the old address is kept, which is right for a short-lived change and wrong for a move.
One redirect is fine. A chain of them costs a round trip each, slows the first visit, and gives crawlers more chances to give up. A loop, where the addresses point at each other, stops the page loading at all.
Why we start at http://
An address typed without a scheme starts at http://, because that is what a visitor typing
it gets first. The best result is a single permanent redirect straight to the final https address.
Questions
What is the difference between a 301 and a 302 redirect?
A 301 says the page has moved for good, so search engines transfer its ranking to the new address. A 302 says the move is temporary, so they keep the old one.
How many redirects are too many?
One is ideal, two is acceptable. At three or more, point the first address straight at the last one.
What causes a redirect loop?
Two rules that send the address back and forth, often a https rule and a www rule that disagree, or a plugin and a server rule doing the same job.
Does this follow JavaScript or meta refresh redirects?
No. It follows the HTTP redirects servers send, which are the ones search engines treat as redirects.
Every check, on one page, ranked by what matters.
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