Comments on: 301 Redirect and .htaccess Tips

By: TME

TME — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:36:54 +0000

Just to confirm – 301s do lose a little bit of link power – was confirmed by Matt Cutts of Google a few weeks/months back. Link for reference: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/how-to-reach-bloggers-ninja-style

Still, the amount of lost power is “negligible”, so not really worth worrying about, but thought it was worth pointing out!

By: Eric Sterling

Eric Sterling — Wed, 04 May 2011 01:30:32 +0000

good advice on the 404 pages. I use a free plugin that does something interesting. It provides a list of posts that the user might have been looking for, based on the keywords in the URL. It’s not too pretty, but it tries to be helpful.
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By: Spammy Name

Spammy Name — Sat, 08 May 2010 16:11:27 +0000

You helped me a lot with the 301 redirect code, Mat. I used it in my .htaccess file and it works like a charm.

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By: Search Craigslist

Search Craigslist — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:37:30 +0000

Good article. Thanks for the tip on #301-redirect, Mat.

By: Shane

Shane — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:47:31 +0000

If you had http://www.site.com/index.html and also http://www.site.com/index.php with both pages containing similar content – could this result in Google dropping your site down the listings. I was #1 for many different queries but now I am lucky to be in to 100. There was very little change to the site and this may be the reason for some of it – I am guity of that one!

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By: Dave Perris

Dave Perris — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:26:41 +0000

Hi Mat,

Thanks for that info.

Have been meaning to do a couple of redirects for a while. This is the first straightforward explanation I’ve found.

I have one question, is the order of the code on the htaccess file important? For example I have a few IP addresses from habitual spammers blocked on my file. I’m going to redirect my non www’s and put in a couple of redirects, should they go at the beginning of the file or doesn’t it matter?

Dave.

By: James Williams

James Williams — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:53:49 +0000

Hi Mat, I have a question about 301 redirects I have used on my site with the help of a plugin. I have made them no-follow but I am unsure if I am doing the wrong thing. I would really appreciate your advice. I have 'Debt Guides' on the index bar with a list of the guides, all the sub-domains, listed as 301 redirects. In my Google Webmaster tools, it shows as 'warnings'. Should I remove these 301 pages? I am not looking for a link, but I am looking for your advice, so if you would prefer to email me direct and not post my comment that's ok with me. James James Williams’s last blog post..A Debt Management Plan Can Help You Get Out Of Debt

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