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Redirect checker

Анализ цепочки редиректов, коды ответов и рекомендации

What does the tool check?

Redirect chain

  • • Number of redirects
  • • Response codes (301, 302, 307…)
  • • Timing of each step
  • • Final URL

Checks

  • • HTTP → HTTPS redirect
  • • www ↔ non-www
  • • Redirect loops
  • • Cross-domain redirects

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Redirects: checking redirect chains

Why check redirects

Redirects appear when a site moves, the URL structure changes, and www/non-www or HTTP/HTTPS are merged. Errors in them are one of the main causes of traffic loss during a redesign.

The tool shows the full chain: every intermediate URL, response code and the final page. This makes it easy to find extra hops, loops and temporary 302s where a permanent 301 is needed.

Rules of good practice

Redirect straight to the final URL: the chain http → https → www → trailing slash should collapse into a single hop. Update internal links so they do not pass through redirects at all.

After a site move, keep the map of old-to-new URLs and maintain the 301 redirects for at least a year — until search engines fully re-merge the pages.

Frequently asked questions

How is a 301 redirect different from a 302?+

301 is a permanent redirect: search engines pass the old page’s weight to the new one and replace it in the index. 302 is temporary: the old URL stays in the index. Use 301 for moving pages and merging mirrors.

Why are redirect chains harmful?+

Each hop in the chain slows down loading and loses part of the link equity. Google recommends no more than 3 hops, and it is better to point straight to the final URL with a single redirect.

What is a redirect loop?+

A situation where pages redirect to each other in a circle (A → B → A). The browser shows an ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error, and search engines cannot index the page.

When are 307 and 308 redirects needed?+

307 and 308 are analogs of 302 and 301 that are guaranteed to preserve the HTTP request method (for example, POST). In ordinary SEO, 301 and 302 are almost always enough.