WWW Redirect Checker

Free WWW Redirect Checker — Trace Full Redirect Chains

Redirects are a normal part of website management, but incorrect redirects are one of the most common technical SEO problems. A misconfigured redirect chain, a temporary redirect where a permanent one is needed, or a missing www-to-non-www redirect can silently drain your site's ranking power. This free redirect checker traces the complete redirect chain for any URL, showing every hop, status code, and the final destination.

Enter any URL to see the full redirect path. The tool follows each redirect step by step and displays the HTTP status code at each hop (301, 302, 307, 308, 200) so you can verify the chain is correct and efficient.

A correctly configured website should resolve all URL variations — with and without www, with and without trailing slash, HTTP and HTTPS — to a single canonical URL in one 301 redirect.

Why Redirect Configuration Matters for SEO

Link equity preservation. A 301 redirect passes approximately 90–99% of a page's link equity to the destination. A 302 does not reliably pass equity. Temporary redirects on permanent URL changes waste the backlink value you have built.

Redirect chains dilute equity. Each additional hop in a redirect chain further dilutes the link equity being passed. A chain of three redirects passes significantly less equity than a single direct redirect.

Canonical consolidation. Your www and non-www versions must redirect to one canonical version. Without this, Google may see them as two separate sites with duplicate content, splitting your ranking signals.

Slow redirects reduce performance. Each redirect adds an additional HTTP round-trip, increasing page load time. Users and crawlers both experience the delay.

HTTP to HTTPS migration. After moving to HTTPS, all HTTP URLs must 301-redirect to their HTTPS equivalents. Missing redirects leave HTTP versions accessible, creating duplicate content and security issues.

Common Redirect Problems to Fix

302 instead of 301. Using a temporary redirect for a permanent URL change. Replace all permanent 302s with 301s.

Redirect chains. A → B → C instead of A → C directly. Collapse chains to a single redirect.

Redirect loops. A → B → A. Causes a browser error and blocks crawling of both URLs.

Missing trailing slash redirect. Both /page and /page/ should resolve to one canonical version to avoid duplicate content.

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• HTTP Headers Checker – View full server response headers.
• SSL Checker – Verify HTTPS certificate status.
• Page Speed Checker – Test page performance.

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