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Changed a page’s address, or moved to Attract from an older website? A redirect sends anyone who visits the old address to the right page. Old links, bookmarks and search results keep working. A redirect only catches addresses on your site’s own domain. If your old website used a different domain, that domain must also point at your Attract site first. Ask Fetchski Support to set that up. Who can do this: Contributors, Editors, Admins and Owners. There’s no draft: a redirect works as soon as you save it.

Before you start

  • Know the old address, starting from the first slash after your domain. For www.parkerspuppyplayland.example/daycare-info, that’s /daycare-info.
  • Know where it should go: a page on your site, or a full web address elsewhere.

Add a redirect

1

Open Redirects

Open the command palette (⌘K, or Ctrl+K on Windows) and choose Redirects. The shortcut is G then D.
The Manage Redirects window listing three of Parker's redirects (Booking link, Old blog posts, Old daycare page), with New Redirect ringed.The Manage Redirects window listing three of Parker's redirects (Booking link, Old blog posts, Old daycare page), with New Redirect ringed.

All your redirects in one list.

2

Start a new one

Choose New Redirect.
3

Name it

In Description, write a note for yourself, such as “Old daycare page”. Visitors never see it.
4

Enter the old address

In Old URL, type it with the leading slash and no slash at the end, such as /daycare-info (not /daycare-info/).
5

Choose where it goes

Under Link Type, choose Internal Page to pick a page on your site, then use Browse Pages under Page Title. Or choose URL and type a full web address.
6

Choose the type

Under Redirect Type, keep Permanent (status code 301) for a page that has moved for good, or choose Temporary (status code 302) for a short-term move. Browsers and search engines remember a permanent redirect, so a mistake can stick around after you fix it. If you’re unsure, save it as Temporary, test it, then change it to Permanent.
7

Save

Choose Save. The redirect works straight away.
The New Redirect window filled in: Description "Old daycare page", Old URL "/daycare-info", Link Type Internal Page, Page Title "Daycare", Redirect Type Permanent; Save ringed.The New Redirect window filled in: Description "Old daycare page", Old URL "/daycare-info", Link Type Internal Page, Page Title "Daycare", Redirect Type Permanent; Save ringed.

A permanent redirect from an old address to a page.

Leave Slug as it is: it fills itself in. Test it: open a private browser window and visit the old address. You should land on the new page.

Redirect a whole group of addresses

Use one * to stand for the rest of an address. It must take the place of a whole part between slashes, and it can’t come straight after the first slash.
  • Everything to one page. Old URL /old-blog/*, Internal Page “Blog”. Every old post address goes to your blog.
  • Keep the end of the address. Old URL /old-blog/*, URL https://www.parkerspuppyplayland.example/blog/*. The part the * matched goes into the new address, so /old-blog/puppy-tips lands on /blog/puppy-tips.
When two redirects fit the same address, the more exact one wins:
  • An exact match always wins over a *. With /old-blog/* going to your blog and /old-blog/puppy-tips going to a Training page, a visit to /old-blog/puppy-tips lands on Training.
  • Between two * redirects, the longer old address wins. With /old-blog/* and /old-blog/2024/*, a visit to /old-blog/2024/spring-party follows /old-blog/2024/*.

Addresses with a question mark

Some old addresses end in extras after a ?, such as /book?ref=flyer.
  • Ignore query string when matching: turn on Yes so /book also catches /book?ref=flyer and every other ending.
  • Forward query string: turn on Yes to carry the ?… part over to the new address. It isn’t carried over on * redirects.

Change or remove a redirect

Open Redirects, choose the redirect to edit it, and choose Save. To stop one, select it in the list and choose Archive.

What happens next

Visitors to the old address land on the new one straight away. With Permanent, search engines move the old address’s place in their results to the new page over time.

Troubleshooting

The redirect points at itself. Change the URL to the new address, or the Old URL to the old one.
Check the address:
  • It starts with / and doesn’t end with one: /daycare-info, not /daycare-info/.
  • It has at most one *, standing alone between slashes, and not straight after the first slash.
  • You can’t redirect your whole site with /*.
  • Capital letters count: /Daycare-Info and /daycare-info are different addresses. Add a redirect for each one people use.
  • Is the extra ?… part getting in the way? Turn on Ignore query string when matching.
  • Is the page it points to published? A redirect to an unpublished page does nothing.
  • Your browser may remember an earlier version. Try a private window.

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