How to find temporary redirects of existing site you don't control?
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I am getting ready to move a clients site from another company. They have like 35 tempory redirects according to MOZ.
Question is, how can I find out then current redirects so I can update everything for the new site? Do I need access to the current htaccess file to do this?
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You can find the 35 temporary redirects that Moz reports using the Screaming Frog tool. You'll see the redirects for individual links under the "Response Codes" tab. Look for the "Redirect URI" column.
The fastest way to find all of the redirects is to go to "Reports" > "Redirect Chains." This will show all the redirects on the site. I think you have to purchase a license for this feature.
If you are trying to find redirects that have been set up for incoming links from external sites, you'll have to access the .htaccess file. I also do a site:domain.com search in Google just to see if there are old links still in the index. Then keep an eye on 404 errors in Google Webmaster Tools after the site launches.
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Thankyou, nice tool but I don't see where they are redirecting to?
http://screencast.com/t/B4ocR5dAiB
I am redoing this site that someone else did and the url's will be changing a bit to be more seo friendly so I should redirect all his previous url's permanent to then new ones correct in case any blog articles are floating around out there pointing back to the old?
Was looking for the current redirects so could update them also
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Was going to suggest the same thing!
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Use a tool like Screaming Frog to crawl the site. You'll be able to see the response codes from each page and the redirected URL's. A temporary redirect will have a 302 status code.
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You can find out the redirection process through two methods one is htaccess another one control panel once you login click on redirect you will come to see what's redirection they are using for the website and what are those pages
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