Can too many redirects/multiple hops for a given URL(301 as well as 302) can have negative impact in crawling/indexing/ranking? Arpit Srivastava, Gurgaon, India Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your question to … [Read more...]
Is there a limit to how many 301 (Permanent) redirects I can do on a site?
Is there a limit to how many 301 (Permanent) redirects I can do on a site? How about how many redirects I can chain together? Matt Cutts, Bay Area, California Other things to watch out for with chained redirects: - Avoid infinite loops. - Browsers … [Read more...]
Is there an advantage to using rel=”canonical” over a 301 redirect?
Hey Matt. I had a lingering question about using rel=canonical vs. 301 redirects. It takes longer for Google to find the rel=canonical pages but 301 redirects seem to lose impact (link juice) over time. Is there similar churn with rel=canonical? Sam … [Read more...]
When I change domains, how long should I leave the redirects in place?
If I get a new domain and want to 301 redirect www.old-domain.com to www.new-domain.com, how long do I have to keep the redirect up before I can start using the old domain for something else? Just until it has been crawled once? Jacob, Denmark … [Read more...]
Are shortened URLs treated differently than other redirects?
beussery from Atlanta, GA asks: "Does Google crawl and treat TinyURLs using a 301 redirect the same as other links?" Recorded on April 23, 2009. … [Read more...]
Is redirecting a large number of domains suspicious?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. cweave from Dallas, TX asked: When permanently redirecting (301) a large number of domains (read: more than 10) to 1 … [Read more...]
Does anchor text carry through 301 redirects?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Mharris from New York asked: Does anchor text carry through all 301 redirects? Will there be a penalty for sites … [Read more...]