[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":263},["ShallowReactive",2],{"help-\u002Fhelp\u002Fredirects":3,"help-related-\u002Fhelp\u002Fredirects":258},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":68,"description":247,"extension":248,"meta":249,"navigation":250,"order":251,"path":252,"product":253,"seo":254,"stem":255,"updated":256,"__hash__":257},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fredirects.md","Redirects",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":238},"minimark",[9,13,18,50,53,56,60,109,119,128,132,135,150,153,157,180,185,189],[10,11,12],"p",{},"A redirect sends anyone who visits an old page address straight to a new page. Without one, old links lead to a \"page not found\" error. With one, visitors land in the right place without noticing, and Google carries your old search ranking over to the new page.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"when-you-need-a-redirect","When you need a redirect",[19,20,21,38,44],"ul",{},[22,23,24,28,29,33,34,37],"li",{},[25,26,27],"strong",{},"You moved from an old website."," Your old pages had addresses like ",[30,31,32],"code",{},"\u002Fabout-us.html"," or ",[30,35,36],{},"\u002Four-services",". People have them bookmarked, other websites link to them, and Google lists them. Redirect each one to its new page.",[22,39,40,43],{},[25,41,42],{},"You changed a page's web address."," If the page was already live, the editor adds a redirect from the old address to the new one for you.",[22,45,46,49],{},[25,47,48],{},"You deleted a page."," When you delete a live page, the editor asks where to send its visitors and adds the redirect for you.",[10,51,52],{},"If we converted your old website for you, we added redirects for its pages already. Check the list and add anything that's missing.",[10,54,55],{},"You don't need a redirect for a brand-new page that was never live.",[14,57,59],{"id":58},"add-a-redirect","Add a redirect",[61,62,63,70,76,81,90,100,103],"ol",{},[22,64,65,66,69],{},"Click ",[25,67,68],{},"Search & sharing"," in the left menu.",[22,71,72,73,75],{},"Scroll to ",[25,74,5],{},".",[22,77,65,78,75],{},[25,79,80],{},"Add redirect",[22,82,83,84,87,88,75],{},"In ",[25,85,86],{},"Old address",", type the old page address, like ",[30,89,32],{},[22,91,83,92,95,96,99],{},[25,93,94],{},"Now goes to",", pick the new page from ",[25,97,98],{},"Your pages",". A new redirect starts on your home page.",[22,101,102],{},"Repeat for each old address.",[22,104,65,105,108],{},[25,106,107],{},"Publish",". Redirects start working once your site is live, not in the preview.",[10,110,111,112,115,116,118],{},"You can paste the full old link, like ",[30,113,114],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.yourbusiness.com\u002Fabout-us.html",". When you click out of the box, it's trimmed to just the part after your domain, ",[30,117,32],{},". That's all a redirect needs.",[10,120,121,123,124,127],{},[25,122,94],{}," can also point to another website. Choose ",[25,125,126],{},"Another website…"," and paste the link. This is handy if part of your business now lives somewhere else, like an online store.",[14,129,131],{"id":130},"find-your-old-addresses","Find your old addresses",[10,133,134],{},"If you're not sure which addresses your old website used:",[19,136,137,140,147],{},[22,138,139],{},"Open your old site, if it's still up, and click through each page. Copy the address from the browser bar.",[22,141,142,143,146],{},"Search Google for ",[30,144,145],{},"site:yourbusiness.com"," to see the pages Google has listed.",[22,148,149],{},"Look for links to your site in your Google Business Profile, social media pages and local directories.",[10,151,152],{},"Start with the pages people visit most: home, services, contact and about.",[14,154,156],{"id":155},"change-or-remove-a-redirect","Change or remove a redirect",[19,158,159,170],{},[22,160,161,164,165,167,168,75],{},[25,162,163],{},"Change:"," edit the ",[25,166,86],{}," or pick a different page in ",[25,169,94],{},[22,171,172,175,176,179],{},[25,173,174],{},"Remove:"," click ",[25,177,178],{},"Remove redirect"," (the trash can) on its row.",[10,181,182,183,75],{},"Then click ",[25,184,107],{},[14,186,188],{"id":187},"tips","Tips",[19,190,191,209,212,215,227,230],{},[22,192,193,194,33,197,200,201,204,205,208],{},"Old addresses must match exactly, including endings like ",[30,195,196],{},".html",[30,198,199],{},".php",". If your old site used both ",[30,202,203],{},"\u002Fcontact"," and ",[30,206,207],{},"\u002Fcontact.html",", add both.",[22,210,211],{},"A redirect with no old address, nowhere to go, or the same address on both sides is skipped. The editor says so in red under it.",[22,213,214],{},"Don't redirect an address that's still one of your current pages. Visitors should reach that page normally.",[22,216,217,218,221,222,75],{},"A redirect from ",[30,219,220],{},"\u002Freview"," replaces your short review link. See ",[223,224,226],"a",{"href":225},"\u002Fhelp\u002Freviews","Reviews",[22,228,229],{},"Each old address needs its own redirect. There's no way to redirect a whole folder of pages at once. If you have a lot of old pages, a work request can set them up for you.",[22,231,232,233,237],{},"Redirects are one part of good search results. 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