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Hi,

Is anyone have an idea on "Redirected Links"? Is SE's count that as an effective link? Help me please!!! :confused:

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Two separate questions are being mixed here: (1) will a redirect be followed and show up as a backlink, and (2) will it transfer ranking signals / replace the original URL in the index. Crawlability is the gatekeeper (as hinted), but the redirect type controls how signals and indexing are handled — and that matters for SEO, which is what is asking about.

Practical facts that matter today: use server‑side HTTP redirects (not meta refresh or JS) and choose the right status code. A permanent move should use 301 so search engines consolidate signals and eventually index the target URL; a temporary redirect (302/307) tells crawlers the original URL should usually remain the canonical one. Modern search engines will follow and often pass link signals through redirects, but a long-lived 302 can produce confusing indexing behavior. Google's guidance on redirects is authoritative and worth reviewing: .

Quick troubleshooting and next steps:

  • Inspect the headers and entire chain: 
    curl -IL https://example.com/old-page
  • Confirm each hop returns the intended 3xx and the final URL returns 200 (and no X-Robots-Tag:noindex).
  • Avoid long redirect chains and loops; each extra hop risks signal loss and slower crawling.
  • Use Search Console URL Inspection to see which URL Google is indexing and the canonical it chose; check the Links report to see where Google attributes backlinks.
  • If the redirect is meant to be permanent, switch it to a 301 and update internal links and canonical tags to the target.

In short: a crawlable redirect can be counted and can pass signals, but for predictable SEO results use the correct HTTP status (301 for permanent).

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They do count them as links as long as they can follow them. If the redirect is done behind a hidden script (i.e. robots.txt), they cannot follow them.

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They do count them as links as long as they can follow them. If the redirect is done behind a hidden script (i.e. robots.txt), they cannot follow them.

Hi,

It is a 302 redirect, whether it is counted in back-links or will this help in anyway for a website?? :eek:

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