Internal Links to Redirect URLs
What This Means
One or more internal links on this page point to a URL that redirects (301 or 302) to another URL, rather than pointing directly to the final destination page.
Why It Matters for SEO
Each redirect adds a server round-trip and potentially dilutes the link equity passed by the linking page. Internal links should point directly to the final, non-redirecting URL. This is a notice rather than an error because the content is still reachable — the hop is inefficient, not broken.
What the Platform Checks
The platform follows each internal link's HTTP response. Fires when a link resolves through a redirect before reaching a 200 response.
How to Fix It
Update each internal link to point directly to the final destination URL — the URL that returns 200 without redirecting. This is purely about link efficiency; do not remove the redirect itself, as external links and bookmarks may still point to the old URL.
Find every linkpointing to a redirect URL
The audit identifies every internal link going through a redirect so you can update them to point to the final URL.