How do I redirect an old address to a new page?

Where: Settings → Content & publishing → Old links that still work

Open this page: admin.<your-site>/settings/redirects (replace <your-site> with your site address)

Before you start

• You need permission to manage SEO.

Steps

Add one

1. Open Settings → Content & publishing → Old links that still work.
2. Under Send an old link to a new page, enter Old link (like /old-story) and New page (like /new-story or a full https:// address). Choose the Type: Permanent (best for most sites) or Permanent, keeps form data (rarely needed).
3. Press Add this link. The page says "Redirect added."

Import many

1. Under Import from CSV, choose a file. One redirect per line: from,to and optionally 301 or 308.
2. Press Check (dry run). Nothing is saved yet. Read "{total} rows: {created} to add, {skipped} already exist, {failed} with problems."
3. Fix lines with problems. Then press Import.

Fix broken links

1. Open the Links that go nowhere tab. Broken links lists addresses visitors asked for that don't exist.
2. Sort by Most visited or Most recent.
3. Press Redirect this on a row. The form fills in. Saving also removes it from the broken list.

Suggested redirects

Suggested redirects shows, for the broken links visitors hit most, the page they most likely wanted. Check the new page, then press Add this redirect. If it says "No likely page found", add one by hand or dismiss it.

Redirect problems lists redirects that lead to a broken page. Fix or delete them.

Good to know

• A CSV can have up to 5,000 rows and 1 MB.
• Old links you have sent to new pages shows each as Automatic or Added by you. Story address changes add redirects automatically.
• Delete redirect asks first: "Stop redirecting {path}? Visitors will see a 404."

Common problems

• "That file is larger than 1 MB."

Questions

Related

• Story address format
• SEO and URLs