{"id":20147,"date":"2023-07-06T13:58:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T08:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/?p=20147"},"modified":"2023-08-03T16:47:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T11:17:20","slug":"how-to-fix-301-redirects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix 301 Redirects to Enhance SEO?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users face 301 redirects unknowingly while browsing the internet every day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a common phenomenon that you click on the link of a webpage and land on a different webpage even without being aware of that.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is a 301 Redirect?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 301 redirect is an HTTP status code indicating a web page has been redirected from its previous location to another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-1.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20148 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-1.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"HTTP 301 redirect\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-1.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-1.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Http 301 implies a permanent movement of a web page\u2019s location. It informs the browser about the new location of the content.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Does 301 Redirect Affect SEO?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focusing on the relationship between the 301 status code and PageRank is a common concern for SEO professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PageRank is a Google\u2019s formula that calculates the \u2018value of a page\u2019 by measuring the number and quality of backlinks on that page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though PageRank is more than just another ranking factor, it is directly proportional to the page&#8217;s ranking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before 2016, using an HTTP 301 redirect to move a web page to a new location caused a loss in PageRank.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Google changed its policy on this matter in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-1.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20149 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-1.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google\u2019s Tweet on PageRank\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-1.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-1.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That ensures no more <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/profoundadvices.com\/what-is-a-damping-factor-and-what-is-it-used-for-in-seo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">damping factor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and loss in PageRank for using 301 move permanently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/giphy_1-1.gif?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20150 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/giphy_1-1.gif?resize=600%2C231&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Damping GIF\" width=\"600\" height=\"231\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That means if you move domain.com\/page1 to domain.com\/page2, the redirected page will have the same authority as the original page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is why 301 redirects can help you significantly boost your organic traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, ensuring that your website does not have existing 301 status code issues is a must. Otherwise, those will create obstacles to enhancing your SEO.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How to Identify 301 Redirects?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An in-depth website audit is an ideal way to identify 301 status codes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must choose a reliable and accurate tool to perform a site audit, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RankWatch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Site Auditor is the best tool available online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You only need to follow the steps mentioned below,<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in to your RankWatch account and go to the dashboard.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the \u2018Site Auditor\u2019 tab and enter the domain of your website.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the \u2018submit\u2019 button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The site auditor summary dashboard will instantly generate a detailed crawled report showing HTTP status code distribution chart and total site score.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3-1.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20152 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3-1.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RankWatch site auditor summary dashboard\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3-1.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3-1.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The HTTP status code distribution chart includes all the essential crawling stats like 200 pages, 301 redirects, failed URLs and many more.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-2.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20153 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-2.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RankWatch site auditor summary dashboard\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-2.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-2.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>How to Fix Existing 301 Redirect Issues?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can fix the existing 301 redirect issues in the following ways,<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Redirect the HTTP Version of the Website to the HTTPS Version<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSL certificates add an additional layer of security to your website for your visitors, and Google considers the HTTPS version as one of the ranking signals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, your website must use HTTPS, especially when SSL certificates are available for free nowadays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-1.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20154 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-1.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Redirecting http to https\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-1.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-1.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, ensuring that your visitors visit the HTTPS version of your website is more important. You need to redirect the HTTP version of your website to the HTTPS version for that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must check the URL of your website&#8217;s home page to ensure that the 301 permanent redirects are functioning correctly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The URL should appear like https:\/\/[www].yourwebsite.com\/, plus a lock icon.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How To Remove 301 Pages From Your Sitemap?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google refers to the sitemap of your website to decide on the pages to crawl and rank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pages with HTTP redirect 301 issues practically do not exist anymore. Hence they should be removed from your sitemap to stop Google from crawling them for no reason.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-1.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20155 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-1.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Removing 301 pages from sitemap\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-1.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-1.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That will also prevent wastage of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/hub\/seo\/crawl-budget\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crawl budget<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How To Avoid Redirect Chains?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the initial URL reaches the destination URL via two or more redirects, it is called a redirect chain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20156 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Redirect chain\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A redirect chain spoils the user experience by slowing down the redirection process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though crawlers are capable of following multiple 301 URL redirects, Google advises avoiding them wherever possible. It also advises keeping the chain length between 3 to 5 redirects in unavoidable cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Repair Redirect Loops<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When one of the 301 redirect URLs of a redirect chain redirects back to another 301 redirect URL of the same chain, it creates an infinite redirect loop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20157 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Redirect loop\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It confuses the crawlers and kills the user experience. It would help if you fixed all redirect loops occurring on your website in the following ways,<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the URL is not meant to be redirected, then change the HTTP status code of the URL to 200.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want the URL to redirect, repair the destination URL and remove all other in-between redirects from the loop.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><b>Fix Broken 301 Redirects<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If 301 redirects to a page that returns a 4XX or 5XX HTTP status code, it is a broken 301 redirect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20158 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Broken 301 redirects\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broken 301 redirects are harmful for both crawlers and visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20159 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Broken redirect user experience\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crawlers can\u2019t access any page at the destination URL, and as a result, they stop crawling. On the other hand, visitors get frustrated and mostly leave the website.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Do Not Use 302 and Meta Refresh Redirects for Permanent Move<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Replace all 302 and meta refresh redirects used for a permanent move in your website with 301 redirects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20160 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Permanent and temporary redirects\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">302 redirects indicate a temporary move instead of a permanent move, and Google suggests avoiding the use of meta refresh redirects under all conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Stop Organic Traffic to Pages With 301 Redirect Code<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must ensure that the 301 redirect pages of your website are not crawled and indexed by the bots. Those pages should not receive any organic traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20161 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Stop organic traffic to 301 redirects\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If pages with 301 status code receive organic traffic, it implies that Google has not found the redirect until now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That may happen if you have added the redirection recently. Google will detect it on the next crawl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20162 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Request indexing in GSC\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, you can fast pace the process by generating an indexing request for the destination URL in Google Search Console.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Best 301 Redirect Checker Tool<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking for a 301 redirect checker tool that will provide you with the redirect path instantly, we suggest you try the RankWatch <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/free-tools\/url-Redirect-checker\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">redirect checker tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20163 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RankWatch redirect checker tool\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the most accurate redirect checker tools with the utmost user-friendly interface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us explain how to use the tool most effectively by following simple steps.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, manually enter the URL in the \u2018Enter URL\u2019 box to check the redirection path.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tool also allows you to insert the URL from any existing CSV file stored in your system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After entering the link, you need to click on the \u2018Find Redirect\u2019 button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The RankWatch redirect checker will produce a detailed report showing the redirect path and other information in a blink of an eye.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users face 301 redirects while browsing the internet, even without being aware.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An HTTP 301 is an HTTP status code that indicates a web page has been permanently moved to a new location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google\u2019s present policy provides the same authority to the redirected page as the original page, which is why 301 redirects can help you increase your organic traffic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before that, you must check that your website does not have previous 301 redirect issues using a reliable tool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, using an accurate redirect checker tool to get the details of the 301 redirection path can save a lot of time and effort.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Users face 301 redirects unknowingly while browsing the internet every day. It is a common phenomenon that you click on the link of a webpage and land on a different webpage even without being aware of that. What is a 301 Redirect? A 301 redirect is an HTTP status code indicating a web page has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":215,"featured_media":20565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technical-seo","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fixing 301 Redirects: Boost Your SEO [Step-By-Step Guide]<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Enhance your website&#039;s SEO success by mastering 301 redirects. Discover step-by-step solutions to fix redirects to maximise your website&#039;s search impact.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fixing 301 Redirects: Boost Your SEO [Step-By-Step Guide]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Enhance your website&#039;s SEO success by mastering 301 redirects. Discover step-by-step solutions to fix redirects to maximise your website&#039;s search impact.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"RankWatch Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RankWatch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RankWatch1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-06T08:28:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-03T11:17:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-6.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sahil Kakkar\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@RankWatch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@rankwatch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sahil Kakkar\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sahil Kakkar\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fddb7440d6f90e9b9983791e476a1429\"},\"headline\":\"How to Fix 301 Redirects to Enhance SEO?\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-06T08:28:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-03T11:17:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/\"},\"wordCount\":1155,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-6.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"Technical SEO\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/\",\"name\":\"Fixing 301 Redirects: Boost Your SEO [Step-By-Step Guide]\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-6.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-06T08:28:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-03T11:17:20+00:00\",\"description\":\"Enhance your website's SEO success by mastering 301 redirects. Discover step-by-step solutions to fix redirects to maximise your website's search impact.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-6.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-6.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"http_301_redirect\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Fix 301 Redirects to Enhance SEO?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"RankWatch Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Rankwatch\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/400x90rec.png?fit=400%2C90&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/400x90rec.png?fit=400%2C90&ssl=1\",\"width\":400,\"height\":90,\"caption\":\"Rankwatch\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RankWatch\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/rankwatch\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rankwatch_seo\/\",\"https:\/\/in.linkedin.com\/company\/rankwatch\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fddb7440d6f90e9b9983791e476a1429\",\"name\":\"Sahil Kakkar\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/301d348a-2522-4ee1-8dde-2ee543cf1f5e_templates_1627454150633_sahil-final-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/301d348a-2522-4ee1-8dde-2ee543cf1f5e_templates_1627454150633_sahil-final-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"Sahil Kakkar\"},\"description\":\"Sahil is the CEO and Founder of RankWatch - a platform that helps companies and brands stay ahead with their SEO efforts in the ever growing internet landscape. Sahil likes making creative products that help in the automation of mundane tasks and he can spend endless nights implementing new technologies and ideas. You can connect with him and the Rankwatch team on Facebook or Twitter.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RankWatch1\",\"https:\/\/in.linkedin.com\/company\/rankwatch\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/RankWatch\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/author\/sahil-kakkar\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fixing 301 Redirects: Boost Your SEO [Step-By-Step Guide]","description":"Enhance your website's SEO success by mastering 301 redirects. Discover step-by-step solutions to fix redirects to maximise your website's search impact.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Fixing 301 Redirects: Boost Your SEO [Step-By-Step Guide]","og_description":"Enhance your website's SEO success by mastering 301 redirects. Discover step-by-step solutions to fix redirects to maximise your website's search impact.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/","og_site_name":"RankWatch Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RankWatch\/","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RankWatch1","article_published_time":"2023-07-06T08:28:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-03T11:17:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-6.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Sahil Kakkar","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@RankWatch","twitter_site":"@rankwatch","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sahil Kakkar","Est. reading time":"9 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/"},"author":{"name":"Sahil Kakkar","@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fddb7440d6f90e9b9983791e476a1429"},"headline":"How to Fix 301 Redirects to Enhance SEO?","datePublished":"2023-07-06T08:28:59+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-03T11:17:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/"},"wordCount":1155,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-6.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","articleSection":["Technical SEO"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/","name":"Fixing 301 Redirects: Boost Your SEO [Step-By-Step Guide]","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-6.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","datePublished":"2023-07-06T08:28:59+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-03T11:17:20+00:00","description":"Enhance your website's SEO success by mastering 301 redirects. Discover step-by-step solutions to fix redirects to maximise your website's search impact.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-6.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-6.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"http_301_redirect"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-301-redirects\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Fix 301 Redirects to Enhance SEO?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/","name":"RankWatch Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Rankwatch","url":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/400x90rec.png?fit=400%2C90&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/400x90rec.png?fit=400%2C90&ssl=1","width":400,"height":90,"caption":"Rankwatch"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RankWatch\/","https:\/\/x.com\/rankwatch","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rankwatch_seo\/","https:\/\/in.linkedin.com\/company\/rankwatch"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fddb7440d6f90e9b9983791e476a1429","name":"Sahil Kakkar","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/301d348a-2522-4ee1-8dde-2ee543cf1f5e_templates_1627454150633_sahil-final-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/301d348a-2522-4ee1-8dde-2ee543cf1f5e_templates_1627454150633_sahil-final-96x96.png","caption":"Sahil Kakkar"},"description":"Sahil is the CEO and Founder of RankWatch - a platform that helps companies and brands stay ahead with their SEO efforts in the ever growing internet landscape. Sahil likes making creative products that help in the automation of mundane tasks and he can spend endless nights implementing new technologies and ideas. You can connect with him and the Rankwatch team on Facebook or Twitter.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.rankwatch.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RankWatch1","https:\/\/in.linkedin.com\/company\/rankwatch","https:\/\/x.com\/RankWatch"],"url":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/author\/sahil-kakkar\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-6.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/215"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20147"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20167,"href":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20147\/revisions\/20167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}