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Redirect Checker
See every hop between a URL and the page it lands on, and check that every version of your address ends in one place.
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What it checks
Every hop
Status code, URL and time for each redirect, up to 10 hops.
Permanent or temporary
301 and 308 pass ranking to the new URL. 302 and 307 may not.
All four versions
http, https, with and without www should all end at one URL.
Loops and dead ends
Chains that circle back, break, or end on an error page.
HTTPS downgrades
Hops that send visitors from https back to plain http.
Meta refresh
Redirects done inside the page instead of on the server.
Questions
What is a redirect chain?
One URL redirects to another, which redirects again before the page loads. Each hop is an extra round trip, often 100 to 300 ms on mobile, and search engines may stop following long chains.
301 or 302: which should I use?
Use 301 (or 308) when a page has moved for good. It tells search engines to move the ranking to the new URL. Use 302 (or 307) only for short-term moves, like a seasonal page.
Why check www and non-www?
People type your address in different ways. If more than one version serves a page, search engines see duplicate sites and split your ranking. Pick one and redirect the others to it in a single hop.
How many redirects are too many?
One is normal, like http to https. Two is worth fixing. Google follows up to 10, but every hop slows down the first visit.