There’s quite a bit of confusion over 301 redirects and how they effect SEO and a sites rankings. I’ve extensively used permanent 301 redirects on both my own and SEO client sites and in this SEO tutorial I’ll explain how to use 301 redirects for a Linux Apache server and what you should expect SEO wise. I’ve NOT included a redirect tutorial for Windows Server 301 Redirects since they don’t use a .htaccess file like you use with Apache servers. Also note adding 301 redirects using a .htaccess file is not the only way to add 301 redirects for a website running under Linux, there’s PHP redirects and server side redirects added via Apache config files, so this is just […]
Continue Reading www/non-www Canonical SEO
How to 301 Redirect non-www to www
To use the default setting ( non-www and www ) both, in the free hosting try this:
RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / rewritecond %{http_host} ^JUSTYOURDMAINNAME\.net [nc] rewriterule ^(.*)$ http://www.YORDOMAIN.net/$1 [L,R=301]JUSTYOURDMAINNAME = without .com, .net, etc…. JUST NAME.
YORDOMAIN = full domain name.
I try that with my free hosting and its working great, sorry for my broken English.
How to 301 Redirect non-www to www
301 Redirect Not Working
I just wondering I follow your instruction, however, why the only effect is in the homepage. let say I want to move ‘mydomain.com/category/filename.htm’ it should move to ‘www.mydomain.com/category/filename.htm’ but it always move to ‘mydomain.com’
301 Redirect for IIS Windows Server
i am using a very simple website using HTML on a windows shared hosting. how can i redirect non-www to www address. in root directory i have index.html.
please help me.
301 Redirect 500 Server Error
HI , thanks for the great explanation.
The file is very useful.
Though, I have a minor problem.
When I interst both a www redirect and a few 301 page redirects, the server returns a 500 not working bla lba issues bla bla
My code:
IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti* order deny,allow deny from all allow from all order deny,allow deny from all # redirect non-www urls to www RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain.com [NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [L,R=301] Rewrite 301 /hablahabla/ld.html http://www.domain2.com/example.html ErrorDocument 404 /sideoversigt_mobil_bredbaand.htmCan u see whats seems to be wrong?
Without the Rewrite 301 it works fine.
301 Redirect 500 Server Error
Wildcard 301 Redirects?
Can you help with the following : As people use the WordPress internal search engine on our site, pages are created that occasionally start to outperform – in the Google search results – our well planned website structure of pages.
This is obviously not good, however it CAN be good to have these results also as they can help catch customers to our site. But we want such customer to be presented the standard entry that we have planned for them.
How to 301 redirect all such wildcard search pages to home.
Thanks
Carl
Wildcard 301 Redirects?
Htaccess File for WordPress Blogs
Great post. I have an issue where I upload the htaccess file and it works perfectly, however I have a wordpress blog and it does not allow me to log in . I have to delete the htaccess file every time I want to add a post.
Can you help and let me know what I need to do. Thanks