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
Section titled โKey Findingsโ- 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
Section titled โSample ResultsโThe analysis provides a summary of skipped URLs, including those that werenโt crawled due to various reasons:
Skipped URLs Summary--------------------
Reason | Domain | Unique URLs------------------------------------------------------Not allowed host | nextjs.org | 1294Not allowed host | astro.build | 925Not allowed host | www.netlify.com | 711Not allowed host | cdn.sanity.io | 301Not allowed host | storage.googleapis.com | 142
For 404 errors, the analysis generates a table showing broken links:
404 Errors----------
Status | URL | Found at URL---------------------------------------------------------------------------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---------
Status | Source URL | Target URL | Found at URL------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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
๐กWhat would you improve?
Section titled โ๐กWhat would you improve?โIf you have ideas how to improve redirect and 404 analysis, donโt 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.