Links that redirect
What this page tests
Check Links that redirect (links.redirect_waste), alert links.redirect_waste.
Links hit URLs that return a redirect status (internal any 3xx; external only when the redirect target host differs and the href is not a known social/share host). Updating internal hrefs to the preferred URL saves crawl hops; off-host external redirects can indicate compromise.
Why it matters
Links hit URLs that return a redirect status (internal any 3xx; external only when the redirect target host differs and the href is not a known social/share host). Updating internal hrefs to the preferred URL saves crawl hops; off-host external redirects can indicate compromise.
How the fail is produced
Main content links to /301, which returns a first-hop redirect.
This page is part of the TechDash Test Site used to exercise the TechDash desktop app. Each fixture isolates a single check so you can add one path at a time and see a clear pass or fail. Search engines and users rely on stable HTTP responses, index signals, metadata, and site files. When those signals drift, organic visibility, crawl efficiency, and measurement can all suffer. Keep the homepage as the healthy control origin, then monitor the specific path you want to fail. Substantial body copy is included so thin-content and soft-404 heuristics do not fire unless that is the intended test.
Content link to a redirect URL: 301 fixture