"How to" Tips:
Redirect Pages
What are these things?
Redirect pages are used when a Web Author changes the web address of a web page,
moves the page or decides the content of the page is no longer
needed.
Providing redirect information assures users who have linked to, or bookmarked, the
page will be able to find your website and new content.
Changes to a web address can be big or small - it
doesn't matter. ANY change will create a broken link unless the Web
Author provides a redirect page.
If you plan carefully using the steps in
"Moving to the Template" and attend to details, you will
minimize the need for redirect pages and help eliminate
"page not found" errors.
See what a small change can do ~ Click the links below
When converting to the template, how do you decide if you need to provide
redirect information?
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Page content from old site to new site is the same.
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Page content added to another page in
your website or not needed any longer.
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Consider creating a redirect page - find out
who is linking to the page (see below)
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To create a redirect page, begin with the
template.htm.
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Post an appropriate message. (See
suggestions for redirect content.)
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Save the page with its original file name.
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Page has not been linked to your site for a
long time because the content is out dated or not needed
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Page content is the responsibility of
another department.
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Create a redirect page which sends users to
the source.
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Begin with the template.htm.
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Post an appropriate message. (See
suggestions for redirect content.)
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Save the page with its original file name.
Find out who is linking to a specific page
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Go to Google.com
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In the search box type link: plus the
web address of the page
Example:
link:http://www.highline.edu/home/home.htm
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The resulting list will show you where that
page is linked - consider the consequences of breaking those
links.
How long must I keep the redirect page?
Plan on keeping the redirect page active for
6-9 months, then delete it from the server.
Last updated:
October 11, 2006
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