{"id":2173,"date":"2020-08-20T14:56:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T12:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=2173"},"modified":"2022-05-04T16:32:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T14:32:21","slug":"url-redirects-2","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/url-redirects-2\/","title":{"rendered":"URL Redirects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The URL Redirect feature lets you redirect specific URLs on your site to specific pages. Replacing your site with a new responsive site temporarily affects your search engine rankings while Google and other search engines adjust to the changes. Use the URL redirect feature to redirect your old page URLs to their new responsive site URLs and keep search engines happy.<\/p>\n

Warning: Only available on SiteBuilder Professional and Ultimate!<\/p>\n

To set up a URL redirect:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. In the left panel, click “Settings”, and then click “URL Redirect”.<\/li>\n
  2. Click “Add new redirect” to manually create a URL redirect.<\/li>\n
  3. Type the original URL to be redirected in the “Old page name” field<\/span>. For example, if your site originally had a page\u00a0yoursite.com\/my-page.html, type\u00a0\/my-page.html.<\/li>\n
  4. Select the redirect “Destination page”. You can choose to use a page from your new site or an external URL.<\/li>\n
  5. To edit or delete your custom URL redirects, click “Edit” or “Delete”\u00a0in the redirect menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    URL Redirects are very useful if you have multiple sites that you want forwarded to your responsive site. Redirects are also important when you are switching domains or moving specific pages to a new domain. While URL redirects are very beneficial in these cases, they can also cause visitors confusion to which site they are visiting. When using redirects, make sure the visitor understands that they will be redirected so they do not mistake it for phishing attacks.<\/p>\n

    Redirect with URL Parameters<\/h3>\n

    Specific URL redirects do not work on URL parameters. A URL parameter is anything that comes after the\u00a0?\u00a0or\u00a0#\u00a0in the URL.\u00a0SiteBuilder<\/span>\u00a0treats any URL with a URL parameter as the same URL.<\/p>\n

    That is, this URL:\u00a0http:\/\/www.sitename.com\/page1<\/b>\u00a0is the same as this URL:\u00a0http:\/\/www.sitename.com\/page1?url_referrer=blank<\/b>.<\/p>\n

    If you have a 301 redirect set up on page 1, it will also redirect any\u00a0\/page1\u00a0URL with a URL parameter. If you need a specific URL redirect for a URL parameter, please check with your DNS host to see if this is something they can set up for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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