LINK ANALYSIS
Redirect Map Generator
A site move, a new shop platform or a change of URL structure means every old address needs a 301 to its new home, or the old links and rankings are lost. Matching hundreds of URLs by hand is slow. This generator suggests matches from the words in the paths and writes the rules.
- Runs in your browser
- Nothing you paste is uploaded
- Free, no sign-up
- CheckShared path words between old and new URLs
- CheckExtra weight for matching final words
- CheckUnmatched old URLs
Free
no sign-up, no usage limit
0 uploads
what you paste stays on your device
3 checks
what the tool looks at
Offline
works once the page has loaded
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HOW IT WORKS
How to use the Redirect Map Generator
The old site’s URLs and the new site’s URLs.
Paste the old URLs (from the old sitemap or analytics) and the new URLs (from the new sitemap).
Review each suggested match and fix the wrong ones.
Copy the rules for your server or import the CSV into your redirect plugin.
WHAT IT CHECKS
What it looks at, and how to read it.
Suggested old-to-new matches with a match score, URLs with no match, and redirect rules.
What it checks
- Shared path words between old and new URLs
- Extra weight for matching final words
- Unmatched old URLs
How to read the results
- A high match score means the paths share most words, not that the pages match.
- Unmatched URLs need a manual decision: the closest page, or a 410 if gone.
The concepts behind it, in the SEO glossary: 301 redirect.
GOOD TO KNOW
Common mistakes, an example and the limits.
Common mistakes
- Redirecting everything to the homepage.
- Publishing suggestions without reviewing them.
- Forgetting URLs that only analytics or backlinks know about.
A worked example
A store moving platforms matches /phones/samsung-a16.html to /phones/samsung-galaxy-a16/ and 300 other products, leaving 12 discontinued items to map by hand.
Limitations
- Matches by shared words in the path; pages that changed name completely need mapping by hand.
- Suggestions must be reviewed before the rules go live.
FAQ
Questions about the Redirect Map Generator
Straight answers about what it does and where its limits are.
Which rule format should I use?
Apache rules go in .htaccess, Nginx rules in the server block, and the CSV imports into plugins such as Redirection for WordPress.
301 or 302?
301 (or 308) for permanent moves, so search engines index the new URLs.
Need this for a whole website, over time?
The NdovuSEOLabs platform connects your own Search Console, analytics and server logs, and audits every page on a schedule.