A Caveman’s Approach to 301 Redirects for SEO
301 Redirects
By definition, a permanent redirect. Use these to redirect users and search engines from old URLs to new URLs.
302 Redirects
By definition, a temporary redirect. Use these when temporarily deactivating a URL or moving a URL to a new location.
If you don’t understand any of that, just remember this quote I heard from Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer: “301 good. 302 bad.”
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