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Redirect chain and AI crawlers
Multiple redirects (301/302) before reaching the final URL. Can slow crawling and dilute signals for AI systems.
Common causes
- Chain of redirects from old URL structure.
- www to non-www to another path.
- HTTP to HTTPS to trailing slash.
Fixes
- Redirect directly to the final URL.
- Update internal links to point to final URL.
- Use a redirect chain checker to detect chains.