Analyzer
Free Redirect Chain Checker
Trace every redirect hop for a URL, see each status code, and spot long chains, temporary redirects and HTTPS downgrades.
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Reading a redirect trace
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Aim for a single hop
Old URL straight to the final URL. Every extra hop adds latency and gives crawlers another chance to give up.
- 02
301 for moves, 302 for temporary
Permanent moves should use 301 or 308. A 302 tells search engines to keep the old URL, which is rarely what you want after a migration.
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Fix internal links, not just redirects
If your own pages still link to the redirecting URL, update them to the final one. Redirects should catch outside links, not your own navigation.