Redirect checker

What good redirects look like

A site can be reached at four addresses: http and https, each with and without www. All four should land on the same https address, each in a single permanent (301 or 308) redirect. Then visitors always get the secure site and search engines see one copy of every page, not four.

Common problems

Redirect chains. http → https → www → final page: every hop is another round trip before the page starts loading, and long chains can lose link value. Redirect each version straight to the final address.

Temporary redirects (302, 307). They tell search engines the move is temporary, so the old address stays in the index. For a permanent move, use 301 or 308.

No redirect to https. If http:// answers on its own, some visitors use the insecure site and search engines may index both versions.

Loops. Two rules that send visitors back and forth end in a “too many redirects” error, often after changing a CDN or SSL setting. Check the rules on your host and CDN together.