{"id":2368,"date":"2021-06-29T10:37:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T07:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=2368"},"modified":"2025-11-27T09:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:59:14","slug":"how-can-i-create-different-types-of-web-redirects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/how-can-i-create-different-types-of-web-redirects\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I Create a 301 Redirect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Visitors will get a <\/span>No Found error<\/b> or <\/span>Error 404<\/b> when you move a page to a new location, resulting in loss of traffic and probably sales.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However,<\/span> savvy web admins often mitigate this with web redirects<\/b> which take the visitors to the new location without them even knowing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article guides you on everything you need to know about web redirects, including when to use them, the type to use in different scenarios, and<\/span> how to write and implement redirect codes.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So let’s get to it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s Web Redirect?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Web<\/span> redirects forward traffic to the new location<\/b> when a page moves or gets deleted.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It lets users take their website visitors to a new page when its content becomes unavailable in its previous location. But if there is no redirect, <\/span>people visiting a moved or deleted page will see an annoying error,<\/b> making the user experience seamed. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suppose you move a page, let’s say, from <\/span>www.domain.com\/photos<\/span><\/i> to <\/span>www.domain.com\/media<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you set up a <\/span>redirect to the new URL,<\/b> when older visitors try to access your web photos using the old URL they are more familiar with, <\/span>their browsers forward them to the new URL, preventing them from seeing the error page.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web Redirect Use Cases<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Web redirect<\/span> makes navigation and user experience seamless<\/b> for visitors and search engine spiders, enabling users to retain older visitors and indexed pages on search engine results.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But too many redirects could slow down your website, so only use it when necessary, which could include:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n