Redirect Chain Checker

Why redirect chains hurt

Each hop leaks a little — crawl budget, link equity, and speed. Google follows up to ten hops but trusts fewer; three or more is where problems compound. The killers to look for:

• Chains (301 → 301 → 200): fine once, toxic when every internal link takes the scenic route. Point links straight at the final URL.
• 302s that should be 301s: temporary redirects hold equity back from the destination. If the move is permanent, say so.
• Loops: A → B → A takes the page out of the index entirely. This tool flags them explicitly.
• HTTPS/www hops: http→https→www→final is three hops before content — collapse them into one rule.

FAQ

Do 301 redirects pass full link equity? Google says yes for a single clean 301; chains are where loss creeps in.

How many redirects is too many? One is normal, two is worth fixing, three-plus is a finding.