Redirect checker
Follow the four ways visitors type a domain (http or https, with or without www) and see every redirect, and whether they all end at the same address.
Why one address matters
If the http, https, www and bare versions of your site all stay separate, search engines see duplicate pages and split their ranking signals. Each version should redirect, in one step, to the single address you use.
How this check works
We request each of the four versions of the home page and follow up to 10 redirects, recording each status code and target. Only public web servers on the standard ports are contacted.
Questions
- Should I use a 301 or a 302 redirect?
Use a permanent redirect (301 or 308) when an address has moved for good, such as from http to https. Temporary redirects (302, 307) tell search engines to keep the old address.
- What is a redirect chain?
A chain is when one redirect leads to another, such as http://www to https://www to https://. Each step adds a round trip; point every version straight at the final address.
- With or without www?
Either works. What matters is choosing one and redirecting the other to it permanently.