I have a question about the impact of a root domain redirect on site-wide redirects and slugs.
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I have a question about the impact (if any) of site-wide redirects for DNS/hosting change purposes.
I am preparing to redirect the domain for a site I manage from https://siteImanage.com to https://www.siteImanage.com. Traffic to the site currently redirects in reverse, from https://www.siteImanage.com to https://siteImanage.com.
Based on my research, I understand that making this change should not affect the site’s excellent SEO as long as my canonical tags are updated and a 301 redirect is in place. But I wanted to make sure there wasn’t a potential consequence of this switch I’m not considering. Because this redirect lives at the root of all the site’s slugs and existing redirects, will it technically produce a redirect chain or a redirect loop? If it does, is that problematic?
Thanks for your input!
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@mollykathariner_ms said in I have a question about the impact of a root domain redirect on site-wide redirects and slugs.:
I have a question about the impact (if any) of site-wide redirects for DNS/hosting change purposes.
I am preparing to redirect the domain for a site I manage from https://siteImanage.com to https://www.siteImanage.com. Traffic to the site currently redirects in reverse, from https://www.siteImanage.com to https://siteImanage.com.
Based on my research, I understand that making this change should not affect the site’s excellent SEO as long as my canonical tags are updated and a 301 redirect is in place. But I wanted to make sure there wasn’t a potential consequence of this switch I’m not considering. Because this redirect lives at the root of all the site’s slugs and existing redirects, will it technically produce a redirect chain or a redirect loop? If it does, is that problematic?
Thanks for your input!When implementing site-wide redirects for DNS/hosting change purposes, it's essential to consider the potential impact on SEO and any potential issues that may arise. In your specific case of redirecting from https://siteImanage.com to https://www.siteImanage.com, there are a few things to keep in mind.
Firstly, updating your canonical tags and implementing a 301 redirect is indeed the recommended approach to maintain SEO value during the domain redirection process. These measures ensure that search engines understand the change and transfer the ranking signals appropriately.
Regarding your concern about redirect chains or loops, it's important to handle the redirects correctly to avoid any negative consequences. If the current redirect from https://www.siteImanage.com to https://siteImanage.com exists, and you add a new redirect from https://siteImanage.com to https://www.siteImanage.com, it could potentially create a redirect chain or loop.
To prevent this issue, you should ensure that the old redirect from https://www.siteImanage.com to https://siteImanage.com is removed once the new redirect is in place. This way, you have a single 301 redirect directly from the non-www version to the www version of the site, without creating a redirect chain.
By implementing the redirect correctly and ensuring there are no redirect chains or loops, you can minimize any potential negative impact on SEO. It's always a good practice to carefully monitor your website's performance after making such changes to address any unforeseen issues promptly.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to ask.
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@mollykathariner_ms Redirecting a domain from https://siteImanage.com to https://www.siteImanage.com should not have a significant impact on the site's SEO as long as you handle the redirect properly. However, you are correct in considering the possibility of redirect chains or loops, which can have negative consequences if not handled correctly.
A redirect chain occurs when there are multiple redirects in a sequence before reaching the final destination. For example:
https://siteImanage.com redirects to https://www.siteImanage.com
https://www.siteImanage.com redirects to https://www.siteImanage.com/page1
https://www.siteImanage.com/page1 redirects to https://www.siteImanage.com/page2
If you have a redirect chain like this, it can impact performance and user experience, as each redirect adds an additional request and increases the page load time.On the other hand, a redirect loop occurs when two or more pages continuously redirect to each other. For example:
https://siteImanage.com redirects to https://www.siteImanage.com
https://www.siteImanage.com redirects back to https://siteImanage.com
A redirect loop can prevent users from accessing your site and negatively affect search engine crawling and indexing.To avoid these issues, it's important to set up a proper redirect from https://siteImanage.com to https://www.siteImanage.com. You should implement a single 301 redirect from the non-www version to the www version of the site. This ensures that all traffic, including search engines and users, is directed to the correct URL in a single step.
Once you have implemented the 301 redirect, it's a good practice to update the canonical tags on your web pages to reflect the preferred URL (https://www.siteImanage.com). This helps search engines understand the preferred version of your site and consolidate ranking signals.
By implementing the redirect correctly and updating the canonical tags, you should be able to make the domain change without significant negative consequences for SEO. However, it's always a good idea to monitor your site's performance and rankings after the switch to ensure everything is functioning as expected.
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Depending upon how you've set up your previous redirects, it could be a problem, but I suspect you'll be fine.
In my experience, a small redirect chain won't cause a massive issue and unless you already have some multi-step redirects going on, your new plan won't put you at risk of more than two steps anyway. Obviously, a loop would cause serious issues, but I don't think you are at risk of this.
Your redirects should be relative to absolute, i.e. /oldpage to https://siteImanage.com/newpage. In this case, you would just need to update your absolute paths to the new url. If you ensure these are matched first, then you would only have one redirect regardless of whether the client hits the www or non-www domain. If the full domain redirect is matched first, you'll end up for two steps for those people hitting only pages on the old domain
If your redirects are matching based on relative links and redirecting to relative urls (as some plugins do), i.e. /oldpage redirects to /newpage, then you'll end up with a two-step process if someone follows an old link; First, the site will redirect from non-www to www, and then it will redirect to the correct page.
If you have redirects such as "https://siteImanage.com/oldpage" redirecting to "https://siteImanage.com/newpage" then you would create a two-step process again, first to the new page and then to the new domain. Of course, your redirects wouldn't work on the new domain as they wouldn't match, which may or may not be a problem for you.
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