Redirect Chains
Detects multi-hop redirect chains that waste crawl budget
Detects multi-hop redirect chains that waste crawl budget
| Rule ID | crawl/redirect-chain |
| Category | Crawlability |
| Scope | Site-wide |
| Severity | warning |
| Weight | 5/10 |
Solution
Each redirect hop adds latency and consumes crawl budget. Search engines may stop following after 5+ hops. Consolidate redirect chains to a single hop by updating the source URL to point directly to the final destination. Common causes: HTTP→HTTPS→www→trailing slash combinations, or legacy domain migrations.
Options
This rule supports the following configuration options:
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
maxHops |
unknown | undefined |
Flag redirect chains exceeding this many hops |
Configuration Example
[rules."crawl/redirect-chain"]
maxHops = undefined
Enable / Disable
Disable this rule
[rules]
disable = ["crawl/redirect-chain"]
Disable all Crawlability rules
[rules]
disable = ["crawl/*"]
Enable only this rule
[rules]
enable = ["crawl/redirect-chain"]
disable = ["*"]