301 Redirect

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Michael

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301 is a permanent redirect code to transfer the traffic from Old location of a web page to the new location.
This code prevent the site from losing its traffic and all the traffic divert on the new address automatically.
 
A 301 Redirect is a permanent redirection that automatically sends a visitor to a new page. A search engine bot will ignore the content of the redirect page, indexing and ranking the new page.
 
The HTTP response status code 301 Moved Permanently is used for permanent URL redirection, meaning current links or records using the URL that the response is received for should be updated. The new URL should be provided in the Location field included with the response. The 301 redirect is considered a best practice for upgrading users from HTTP to HTTPS. RFC 2616 states that:

If a client has link-editing capabilities, it should update all references to the Request URL.
The response is cachable.
Unless the request method was HEAD, the entity should contain a small hypertext note with a hyperlink to the new URL(s).
If the 301 status code is received in response to a request of any type other than GET or HEAD, the client must ask the user before redirecting.
 
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301 redirect is the most efficient and Search Engine Friendly method for webpage redirection. It's not that hard to implement and it should preserve your search engine rankings for that particular page. If you have to change file names or move pages around, it's the safest option. The code "301" is interpreted as "moved permanently".
 
301 redirects are used to permanently move a site to a new location. Search engines do not apply penalties to 301 redirects the way they apply them to many other types of redirects. You have to change file names or move pages around, it's the safest option. The code "301" is interpreted as "moved permanently".
 
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