Redirect Checker

A 301 redirect is a permanent HTTP redirect that tells browsers and search engines that a URL has moved to a new location indefinitely. It passes virtually all of the original page's link equity (ranking power) to the destination URL and is the recommended redirect type for SEO.

A 301 is permanent — search engines update their index to the new URL and transfer link equity. A 302 is temporary — search engines keep the original URL in their index and do not transfer link equity. Use 301 for permanent moves and 302 only when you genuinely plan to revert the redirect.

A redirect chain occurs when a URL redirects to another URL which itself redirects one or more times before reaching the final destination. For example: A → B → C → D. Chains dilute link equity at each hop, slow page load times and waste crawl budget. Best practice is to redirect directly to the final destination.

Properly implemented redirects consolidate link equity, prevent duplicate content issues, preserve rankings during site migrations and ensure a good user experience. Broken redirects (4xx/5xx), redirect loops and long chains all hurt crawl efficiency and can cause ranking drops.

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