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Detects links with multiple redirects
Rule IDlinks/redirect-chains
CategoryLinks
ScopePer-page
Severitywarning
Weight4/10

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Solution

Redirect chains (A→B→C) slow page loading and waste crawl budget. Each redirect loses some link equity. Maximum recommended: 2 hops. Update links to point directly to final destinations. Common causes: HTTP→HTTPS, non-www→www, old URLs. Audit and fix chains starting from the source link.

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Enable / Disable

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Disable this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["links/redirect-chains"]
squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["links/*"]

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Enable only this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["links/redirect-chains"]
disable = ["*"]