Late Setup, Lost Traffic? The right way to get rid of 301 with Rank Math

When the structure of a website page changes, old content is removed, or the address of a post is updated, setting the 301 Redirects prevent visitors from encountering a 404 error page while preserving the original page's SEO WeightTheRank Math PluginComes with a redirection function, no other plugins are needed to complete the operation.

This post takes you by the hand from enabling features to adding redirection rules

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I. Install and enable the Rank Math plugin

  1. log in WordPress the area behind a theatrical stage
  2. Go to Plugins on the left menu and click Install Plugin
  3. Type "Rank Math" in the search box
  4. Find the plugin and click "Install", then click "Enable"
  5. When enabled, the "Rank Math" option appears in the left menu.

If you already have Rank Math installed and enabled, you can go straight to the next step.

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Second, open the redirection function module

The redirection feature is turned off by default and needs to be turned on manually:

  1. Click "Rank Math" → "Dashboard" in the left menu of the backend
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  1. Find the module called "Redirections".
  2. Click the on/off button in the lower right corner of the module to enable it
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At this point, there will be an additional "Redirections" entry in the left menu, indicating that the module has been successfully opened.

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Third, set up a single 301 redirection rules

  1. Click on the left menu "Rank Math" → "Redirection"
  2. Click the "Add New Redirect" button at the top of the page.
  3. Fill in the following on the Redirection Settings page:
    • Source URL: fill in the old page address (without writing the domain name), such as /old-page
    • Destination URL: Fill in the complete URL of the new page, such as https://yourdomain.com/new-page
    • Redirection type: select 301 Permanent Move
  4. Click "Add Redirect" to save.

This completes the setup of a 301 permanent redirect, which automatically redirects users to the new address when they visit the old one.

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IV. Viewing and managing redirection records

Rank Math records the status and number of clicks for each redirect rule for later optimization:

  1. You can see a list of all the redirects you have set up on the "Redirects" page.
  1. Status (enabled/disabled), number of clicks, etc. are displayed behind each redirection
  2. If you no longer want a redirect, you can click "Edit" to modify it, or "Delete" to remove it.

It is recommended to check the redirection data regularly and clean up the invalid data to ensure that the redirection system is simple and efficient.

V. Optimizing redirection strategies and common scenario suggestions

In daily operations, in addition to setting up a single redirect, it is recommended that you regularly check and optimize the redirection rules in conjunction with changes to your site's structure:

  1. Check for links to deleted pages with no redirect set up
  2. Ensure that the page after redirection of old links is relevant to the original content to avoid degradation of user experience
  3. For the replacement of directory structure or fixed links need to be redirected in bulk, it is recommended to use "Regex" mode with wildcard rules to efficiently establish multiple redirection relationships.
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  1. If the page changes frequently, you can enable the "Auto-Redirect" feature, which allows the plugin to automatically create a redirect relationship when you change the link to a post (this can be enabled in the Redirection settings).
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Managing redirection rules properly not only helps improve SEO performance, but also prevents users from encountering frequent 404 Error page.

wrap-up

Proper use of Rank Math's redirection function can effectively reduce 404 pages, retain original weight and improve overall SEO performance of your website. Flexible setting of redirection rules according to page changes, together with Regex or automatic redirection function, will greatly improve operational efficiency and user experience.


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