Problems with redirects

This report lists redirects on your website that lead to an inaccessible target URL.

Why you should avoid broken redirects:

Server-side redirects (with status code 301) are a good option if you need to change the URL of a page, or if you need to redirect a number of URLs to a single URL. However, if the redirect's destination URL is inaccessible, it is a broken redirect. This is not only frustrating for your visitors, who will receive an error message in their browser. It is also a dead end for search engine crawlers.

In addition, you should generally avoid linking to redirects, as they cause an unnecessary step for search engine bots when crawling your site.

What the information in this list means:

The left column shows the redirect's start URL (above) and the redirect's destination below. In the "Linking pages" column, you can see all the URLs that link to the start URL.

How to fix broken redirects:

The best way to fix a broken redirect is to link directly (i.e. without a redirect) to a page that is working and accessible. To do this, adjust the links on the pages pointing to the broken redirect ("Linking pages" column). This will not only correct the error. It will also save search engine crawlers the redirect step when crawling the site.

If you can't avoid linking to the redirect, you should at least ensure that the target URL of the redirect is accessible, either by correcting the redirect itself or by fixing the problems on the target page.