Managing website redirects

King bell

VIP Contributor
It is important to manage website redirects as they can impact website integrity, user experience, and search engine accessibility. Redirects are prioritized and ranked based on their importance, traffic flow, and impact on search engine rankings. Use a spreadsheet or mapping tool to monitor URLs along with the matching redirects that have the right HTTP status codes (301 for permanent redirections, 302 for temporary redirections, 303 for non-cacheable content, and 307 for cacheable content). Always keep redirect structures simple to avoid chain redirects that slow down page load times and confuse users as well as search engines. When you’ve implemented your redirects make sure to update all internal links through either CMS or tracking tools. Webmasters tests these redirected pages using webmaster tools before it’s finally free of any crawl errors. Managing such a redirect can thus significantly enhance the performance of your site thereby leading to higher levels of satisfaction by customers.
 
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