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Redirect and 404 Analysis

The redirects and 404 analysis reports on problematic URLs, focusing on 404 errors and redirects (301/302). This helps identify broken links and unnecessary redirects, which can negatively impact user experience and SEO.

Key Findings

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  • Status: Displays the HTTP status code of each URL. 404 indicates a broken link, while 301 or 302 indicates a permanent or temporary redirect.
  • URL 404/Redirected URL: The specific URL that encountered the 404 error or was redirected.
  • Target URL: The final destination URL after the redirect.
  • Found at URL: The page where the broken or redirected link was discovered. This helps identify the source of the issue for easier identification and resolution.

Sample Results

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The analysis provides a summary of skipped URLs, including those that weren’t crawled due to various reasons:

Skipped URLs Summary
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Reason             | Domain                  | Unique URLs
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Not allowed host   | nextjs.org              | 1294
Not allowed host   | astro.build             | 925
Not allowed host   | www.netlify.com         | 711
Not allowed host   | cdn.sanity.io           | 301
Not allowed host   | storage.googleapis.com  | 142

For 404 errors, the analysis generates a table showing broken links:

404 Errors
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Status | URL                                     | Found at URL
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404    | /html/2024-08-24/forever/httpAgentOptions | /html/2024-08-23/forever/cl8xw4r-fdag8wg-44dd.html

For redirects, it shows the chain from original to target URL:

Redirects
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Status | Source URL                       | Target URL                    | Found at URL
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301    | /old-page/                       | /new-page/                    | /links/
302    | /temporary-promo/                | /current-offer/               | /home/

These tables help you:

  • Identify and fix broken links that affect user experience
  • Optimize redirect chains to reduce page load times
  • Understand external domain dependencies and their impact
  • Prioritize fixes based on which pages contain problematic links

💡What would you improve?

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If you have ideas how to improve redirect and 404 analysis, don’t be afraid to send a feature request (to desktop application, or to command-line interface) with a suggestion for improvement. We are happy to consider and implement it if it will benefit more users.