Links to redirecting internal URLs

Severity: Opportunity
Impact: Low
Effort to fix: Low
Issue code: links_to_redirect

Why it matters

This page links to internal URLs that redirect, adding hops for users and crawlers.

How to fix it

Point the links directly at the final destination URLs.

How it affects your score

Finding this issue on any page costs the Internal Linking score 0.5 points, plus up to 4 more depending on the share of crawled pages affected. A smaller improvement with a modest effect on its own.

Find the affected URLs

Open Crawl > Issues and pick Links to redirecting internal URLs. Each affected URL is listed with its evidence, and Copy URLs or Export URLs hands the list to a developer. The issue also appears in the Action Plan, ranked by impact (low) and effort (low), and in the issues CSV under the code links_to_redirect. After fixing, run a new audit and use Compare to confirm the URLs moved to fixed.

Guides that cover this issue

External link checking