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Redirects are boring — until 12,000 of them push a site into the yellow in Search Console. Bulk redirects have their own physics: chains compound, loops appear, and cache layers lie.
TL;DR
- Enforce max 1 hop per redirect. Chains kill crawl budget.
- Import as CSV, validate before writing.
- Detect and merge overlapping rules automatically.
- Ship in the CDN layer above 10K rules.
The physics of bulk redirects
| Volume | Where to ship | Latency |
|---|---|---|
| <1K | WordPress plugin | Fine |
| 1K–10K | Web server (nginx/apache) | Fine |
| >10K | CDN / edge | Only sane choice |
- Validate every source URL exists before import.
- Reject any redirect that would form a chain.
- Deduplicate by source URL.
- Ship in preview batches of 500 with health checks.
Are 301s or 302s better for migrations?
301 for permanent moves. 302 only for AB tests or temporary geo swaps.
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