A 301 redirect is an HTTP status code that redirects users (and search engines) from one page to another. It indicates that a page has moved permanently. Ahrefs contributor Patrick Stox has published an article answering the question ‘Is It OK to Remove 301 Redirects After a Year?’. He says, “I removed redirects to these pages on January 30, 2023: https://ahrefs.com/blog/content-syndication/ https://ahrefs.com/blog/structured-data/ https://ahrefs.com/blog/keyword-search-volume/ https://ahrefs.com/blog/what-is-https/ These posts were chosen because they had older posts redirected... [...]

A 301 redirect signals a permanent redirect from one URL to another, meaning all users that request an old URL will be automatically sent to a new URL. Search Engine Journal contributor Kristi Hines has published an article explaining whether 301 redirects are a Google ranking factor. She says, “301 redirects may not boost the rankings of your webpages, but they can ensure that both Google and search users are directed to the content you want them to find. They also ensure you don’t lose the ranking signals built to old URLs when moving them to new ones. But while they are essential for... [...]

SEO expert Dan Rich has answered this important question ‘Are 301 Redirects Bad For SEO?’ in his latest blog post. He says, “Having a site full of 301 redirects shouldn’t cause any ranking issues, here are a few reasons why: 1. Redirects Don’t Cause You To Lose PageRank In the past (post-2016) if you redirected a page not all of the link authority (PageRank) would transfer over to the new URL. This means that the page would potentially not rank as well as it did prior to the redirect. As of July 2016, this is no longer the case, if you redirect a URL the full link authority... [...]