[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":250},["ShallowReactive",2],{"help-\u002Fhelp\u002Fredirects":3,"help-related-\u002Fhelp\u002Fredirects":248},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":68,"description":239,"extension":240,"meta":241,"navigation":242,"order":243,"path":244,"seo":245,"stem":246,"__hash__":247},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fredirects.md","Redirects",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":230},"minimark",[9,13,18,50,53,56,60,108,118,127,131,134,149,152,156,179,184,188],[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, add a redirect from the old address to the new one.",[22,45,46,49],{},[25,47,48],{},"You deleted a page."," Send its old address to the closest page you still have, like your home page or a similar service.",[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",[61,62,63,70,76,81,90,99,102],"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],{},[22,91,83,92,95,96,75],{},[25,93,94],{},"Now goes to",", pick the new page from ",[25,97,98],{},"Your pages",[22,100,101],{},"Repeat for each old address.",[22,103,65,104,107],{},[25,105,106],{},"Publish",". Redirects start working once your site is live, not in the preview.",[10,109,110,111,114,115,117],{},"You can paste the full old link, like ",[30,112,113],{},"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, ",[30,116,32],{},". That's all a redirect needs.",[10,119,120,122,123,126],{},[25,121,94],{}," can also point to another website. Choose ",[25,124,125],{},"Another website…"," and paste the link. This is handy if part of your business now lives somewhere else, like an online store.",[14,128,130],{"id":129},"find-your-old-addresses","Find your old addresses",[10,132,133],{},"If you're not sure which addresses your old website used:",[19,135,136,139,146],{},[22,137,138],{},"Open your old site, if it's still up, and click through each page. Copy the address from the browser bar.",[22,140,141,142,145],{},"Search Google for ",[30,143,144],{},"site:yourbusiness.com"," to see the pages Google has listed.",[22,147,148],{},"Look for links to your site in your Google Business Profile, social media pages and local directories.",[10,150,151],{},"Start with the pages people visit most: home, services, contact and about.",[14,153,155],{"id":154},"change-or-remove-a-redirect","Change or remove a redirect",[19,157,158,169],{},[22,159,160,163,164,166,167,75],{},[25,161,162],{},"Change:"," edit the ",[25,165,86],{}," or pick a different page in ",[25,168,94],{},[22,170,171,174,175,178],{},[25,172,173],{},"Remove:"," click ",[25,176,177],{},"Remove redirect"," (the trash can) on its row.",[10,180,181,182,75],{},"Then click ",[25,183,106],{},[14,185,187],{"id":186},"tips","Tips",[19,189,190,208,215,218,221],{},[22,191,192,193,33,196,199,200,203,204,207],{},"Old addresses must match exactly, including endings like ",[30,194,195],{},".html",[30,197,198],{},".php",". If your old site used both ",[30,201,202],{},"\u002Fcontact"," and ",[30,205,206],{},"\u002Fcontact.html",", add both.",[22,209,210,211,214],{},"Spaces aren't allowed in a redirect. If an old address had a space in it, type ",[30,212,213],{},"%20"," in place of each space.",[22,216,217],{},"Don't redirect an address that's still one of your current pages. Visitors should reach that page normally.",[22,219,220],{},"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.",[22,222,223,224,229],{},"Redirects are one part of good search results. See ",[225,226,228],"a",{"href":227},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fsearch-and-sharing","Search and sharing"," for the rest.",{"title":231,"searchDepth":232,"depth":232,"links":233},"",2,[234,235,236,237,238],{"id":16,"depth":232,"text":17},{"id":58,"depth":232,"text":59},{"id":129,"depth":232,"text":130},{"id":154,"depth":232,"text":155},{"id":186,"depth":232,"text":187},"Send visitors and Google from an old page address to the right new page, so old links never lead to an error.","md",{},true,80,"\u002Fhelp\u002Fredirects",{"title":5,"description":239},"help\u002Fredirects","6kbaGZpksNFy_EuzjkslD8pOGLoLnPsn7DjqtpePJks",[249],{"path":227,"title":228},1792990988937]