SEO fix guide
Excessive Redirect Hops
The URL has multiple redirect hops before reaching the final destination. Each hop adds latency and risks losing crawl equity.
Issue ID: CRAWL-REDIRECT-BASIC-001
Severity: moderate
Impact: Med
Effort: M
Use this article when
- You need deeper remediation guidance than the issue card can show.
- You want CMS-specific steps before handing the fix to a developer.
- You want a repeatable re-check path after shipping the change.
What this issue is
The URL has multiple redirect hops before reaching the final destination. Each hop adds latency and risks losing crawl equity.
Why it matters
The URL has multiple redirect hops before reaching the final destination. Each hop adds latency and risks losing crawl equity. This affects how clearly search engines understand the page and how persuasive it looks in search results.
How we detect it
- FreeSiteAudit flags this issue when the rule for CRAWL-REDIRECT-BASIC-001 fails and the page evidence points to Http headers.
- You can usually confirm this by checking the page source or the relevant page settings inside your CMS.
Evidence examples
Check the affected page source, rendered output, or relevant CMS setting to confirm the missing or incorrect element.
How to fix it
- 1Update redirect rules to point directly to the final destination
- 2Remove intermediate redirects from the chain
- 3Limit redirects to a single hop maximum
How to re-check it
- Use curl -L -v to confirm a single redirect at most
Related tools
This issue is best verified with the full FreeSiteAudit crawl rather than a single-point mini tool.