Instantly trace the full redirect chain of any URL. See every HTTP status code hop-by-hop — 301, 302, 307, 308 — detect redirect loops, broken chains, missing HTTPS redirects, and slow multi-hop chains that leak link equity. Supports single URL and bulk redirect checking.
Tracing redirect chain…
Following each hop manually to show the full chain
Found broken redirects or 404 errors?
SkySEOManager Pro uses Gemini AI to automatically identify your WordPress 404 errors, map each broken URL to the most relevant live page, and create 301 redirects — all from your WordPress dashboard.
Checking URLs…
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Our redirect checker reports the exact code at every hop. Here's what each one means for your SEO.
Final destination — page loads successfully. No action needed.
The correct redirect for permanently moved pages. Passes ~99% of link equity to the new URL.
Tells crawlers the move is temporary — does not pass full link equity. Change to 301 if permanent.
HTTP/1.1 version of 302. Preserves request method. Use 301 for standard permanent redirects.
Like 301 but preserves HTTP method (POST stays POST). Rarely needed — use 301 for most pages.
Page doesn't exist. Fix by creating the page, setting a 301 redirect, or removing inbound links.
Page permanently deleted. Google de-indexes faster than 404. Use when you intentionally delete content.
Server-side error. Not a redirect issue — check your server configuration and error logs.
URL redirects back to itself infinitely. Googlebot stops after 3 hops — page becomes un-indexable.
A redirect checker (also called a URL redirect tester) is a tool that follows every HTTP redirect from a starting URL to its final destination — revealing the exact status code at each hop. Redirects are a fundamental part of web and SEO management: every time a page is moved, renamed, or consolidated, a redirect should be in place to preserve the URL's rankings, traffic, and link equity.
The problem is that redirects are easy to misconfigure. A single typo creates a redirect loop. A forgotten redirect turns a high-traffic page into a 404. Multiple redirects chained together waste Google's crawl budget and bleed link equity at every hop. Our free URL redirect checker traces the full chain instantly — so you can see exactly what's happening before Google does.
Use this tool to audit your own redirects after a migration, check competitor URLs, verify that HTTP→HTTPS redirects are working, or confirm that old URLs are correctly pointing to their new destinations.
Trace Every Hop
See every URL in the chain, the HTTP code it returns, and where it points next — all the way to the final destination.
Identify Link Equity Loss
Each redirect hop can lose a small amount of PageRank. Multi-hop chains (3+) are particularly costly. Our 301 redirect checker shows exactly how many hops your URLs are taking.
Verify HTTPS Migration
After moving from HTTP to HTTPS, every HTTP URL must redirect to its HTTPS equivalent. Our tool confirms this is working correctly for any URL you test.
Detect Redirect Loops
A loop (A → B → A) makes a page uncrawlable by Googlebot and unreachable by visitors. Our redirect detector catches loops instantly.
A 301 redirect is the SEO-safe way to permanently move a page. When correctly configured, it passes approximately 99% of the source URL's link equity to the destination — preserving rankings, backlink value, and organic traffic. Our free 301 redirect checker tool verifies every step of that chain so you know the equity is actually flowing.
Single 301 is ideal
A → B (301) is the cleanest possible redirect. The source page passes all its equity to the destination in one hop.
Two hops — review it
A → B → C means the source passes through an intermediate URL. Update the first redirect to point directly to C.
Three+ hops — fix urgently
Each hop dilutes equity and adds latency. Three or more hops should be collapsed to a single direct redirect immediately.
Loop — critical failure
A → B → A means Googlebot loops forever and never indexes the final page. Fix by identifying the circular redirect rule and removing it.
After a site migration, URL restructure, or CMS change, you typically have dozens or hundreds of redirects to verify. Our bulk redirect checker lets you paste up to 10 URLs at once and checks every redirect chain simultaneously — showing the hop count, final URL, final status code, and any issues for each one.
The bulk URL redirect checker is particularly useful for:
Export your results as CSV
The bulk redirect checker includes a CSV export for every run — so you can share the redirect audit report with your team or client, or keep it as a record of your migration verification.
A broken redirect chain that terminates in a 404 means real SEO damage: wasted crawl budget, lost link equity, and frustrated visitors who bounce. In the past, fixing hundreds of 404 errors meant hours in spreadsheets, manually matching old URLs to new pages, and creating redirects one by one.
SkySEOManager Pro changes this completely. Using Google's Gemini AI integrated directly into your WordPress dashboard, it:
Identifies your 404 errors
Scans your WordPress site and pulls every broken URL from your server logs and Google Search Console data.
Maps each broken URL to the best live page
Gemini AI reads the broken URL's context and semantics — then scans your live content and identifies the most relevant active page as a redirect destination.
Creates 301 redirects automatically
Applies the correct 301 redirects directly inside WordPress with one click — no .htaccess editing, no separate plugin, no spreadsheets.
Total: 4–8 hours per site. Prone to human error. Can't scale.
Total: Under 10 minutes. Works on sites with 1,000+ broken URLs.
After installing an SSL certificate, every HTTP URL must redirect to HTTPS. Our redirect checker verifies this — and also checks that www/non-www variants redirect consistently.
Google uses HTTPS as a ranking signal. All HTTP traffic must 301-redirect to HTTPS — not 302. Use our free https redirect check tool above to verify.
Your site must consistently redirect to either www or non-www — never both. Google treats them as different URLs. Pick one and 301-redirect all variants to it.
For WordPress Sites With 404 Errors
Found broken redirect chains or 404 errors? SkySEOManager Pro uses Gemini AI to map every broken URL on your WordPress site to the most relevant live page — then creates 301 redirects automatically. What used to take hours takes minutes.
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