What is 301 and 302 redirection?

301 redirect is the permanent redirect which passes 90-99% of link juice to the redirected pages.

302 redirect is the temporary redirect it passes 0% of the link juice and in most cases should not be used the internet runs on the protocol called hyper text transfer protocol.
 
301 redirect is also known as permanent redirect should be put in place to permanently redirect a page.
302 redirect is known as temporary redirect should be put in a place if you want to redirect your site visitor into another web page but you plan to bring the redirected page back after some time.
 
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".

A 302 redirect is a temporary redirect. There are very few instances where this type of redirect should be used, but unfortunately it is the easiest to implement. This means that many webmasters unfamiliar with search engine mechanics use the wrong type of redirect.
 
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