How long do 301 redirects in htaccess need to stay in after a url change?
mayest
8:37 pm on Jan 7, 2008 (gmt 0)
Until all of the search engines and all of the backlinks and direct visitors (bookmarks) to your site have made the switch. Could be a long time.
tedster
8:38 pm on Jan 7, 2008 (gmt 0)
I'd say indefinitely - that is, pretty much forever. As long as the previous URL is available ANYWHERE on the web, some user agent may end up requesting it.
vfetty
10:14 pm on Jan 7, 2008 (gmt 0)
Ok thanks for the replies now I have to rework my htaccess a bit which I have no idea what I am doing. I have spent weeks having the incorrect 301 redirects in place and traffic and revenue is way down and the family feels it. I will try and repost some of the issue I am having but it's hard to explain when you don't even understand yourself:(
g1smd
11:54 pm on Jan 7, 2008 (gmt 0)
It depends what the redirect is in place to fix, but forever, or almost forever is the sort of timescale involved.
vfetty
4:51 am on Jan 8, 2008 (gmt 0)
Starting to feel like this is marriage, lol! I take this .htaccess file as my 301 redirect file forever and it takes me:) I can now kiss my computers esc button.
