301 Redirect?

[tylerfraser]

Sometimes I want to redirect pages on my site. Like a search result:

http://www.inthelighturns.com/memorials/catalogsearch/result/?q=hearts

to a page designed for what they're searching for:

http://www.inthelighturns.com/hearts.html

There's no real worry about transferring page rank and this may not be a permanent redirect. Just a "I want this page to show this page for some time" kind of redirect.

What's the best solution?

Thanks

Tyler

[DiamondJewelryEmpire]

dont use 301 redirect except if you are changing page location permanently.

[scanlin]

Query-dependent search results that redirect vs giving standard search results is kind of a confusing behavior for the user. If I'm the user then sometimes I get a typical search results page and sometimes I get a whole other look and feel for a category of results.

Instead, I would always give the search results in standard form (so all searches have the same behavior/results look/feel) and then, for certain queries that match categories you have add something above the search results that says "Looking for [query]? Here's our <query category="" page="">" or something where <> is a link to your dedicated category page. I think that's cleaner design for users and no redirects necessary.</query>