Redirect checker:Where does your URL really end up?
Follow every hop from the address you enter to the page that answers, with each status code, the time the redirects cost and the canonical of the final page.
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- Results in under a minute
- Your URL plus its http and www variants
example-shop.hr
WordPress 6.8Sample shop · homepage · mobile Chrome · the same check you get for your own site
4 passed · 0 failed · 0 warnings. Nothing to fix here.
What we found
Everything this tool checks passed.
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What this tool checks
Every hop and its status code, whether http and www redirect permanently, and whether the final canonical agrees.
Redirect chains
Checks how many redirects happen before the page loads, since each hop adds delay and loses ranking value.
HTTP to HTTPS redirect
Checks that old http:// links and typed addresses land on the encrypted https:// page.
www and non-www redirect
Checks one of www and non-www redirects to the other, so the site is not split in two.
www and non-www versions
Checks only one host serves the page, so search engines do not see two copies of every URL.
Canonical target
Checks the canonical points to a live URL on your own site, so ranking signals are not given away.
Redirects before the page
Measures time lost to redirects before the page loads, each one a full round trip.
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Canonical target
Checks the canonical points to a live URL on your own site, so ranking signals are not given away.
Redirects before the page
Measures time lost to redirects before the page loads, each one a full round trip.
How it works
Follow the chain
We request the URL you enter and follow every redirect to the page that finally answers, recording each status code.
Try the variants
The http:// version and the other www variant are requested too, to see whether they redirect permanently to the final host.
Check the final page
The final page's canonical tag is compared with the URL it lives on, and Lighthouse reports how much time the redirects cost.
We check the URL you enter and its http and www variants, not every address on your site, so old URLs from a migration need a run each.
Questions
Is this really free?
Yes. getReport is funded by donations, not plans. This tool runs the full report and shows you the part it is about; the complete report with all seven modules is one click away, also free.
301 or 308?
Both are permanent. 308 also keeps the request method, which matters for forms and APIs; for pages either is fine. Avoid 302 and 307 for permanent moves.
How many redirects are too many?
One is fine (http to https, or www to non-www). Two is worth fixing. Google stops following after ten.
Can I run this on many sites?
You can check 10 sites every 10 minutes and 50 a day from one connection. For more at once, the bulk URL checker and the bulk PageSpeed checker take lists of URLs; a free API is in development. Cached reports never count against the limit.
Why do redirects matter?
Every hop is a round trip before the page can start loading, and each one leaks a little ranking signal. Chains of three or more are common after site migrations and domain changes. A 302 where a 301 belongs tells Google the move is temporary, so the old URL keeps ranking. Permanent moves should be 301 or 308.
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