[RFC] No more 404, 301 to new URLs

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[RFC] No more 404, 301 to new URLs

Opened this issue 7 years ago · 2 comments

Hi,
Redirecting old URLs to new ones is a feature often demanded by SEO experts to avoid 404. It would be a nice addition to this extension.
This feature could be part of Bolt's core but I guess it'll also have to account for shortlink once it's implemented (#20). Hence I'm opening this issue here rather than on Bolt's repository.

Cheers

Answer 1 · 2018-03-14T21:34:42.000Z

The problem is "expert" does not equal someone telling you what you need to know, or who knows what they are talking about. Yes, 404s will wear a penalty, but the responsibility of how to manage that should never ever ever be a machine's decision. Like, you know, evaaaar 😄

IMO this has no place in an SEO extension, as it violates a tonne of design principles for a start, and well-understood principles for site architecture secondly.

Answer 2 · 2018-03-22T17:18:00.000Z

This sounds more like a job for Bolt Redirector IMHO.