How can I see the "redirect chain" that Moz says is a problem?

[MattBanes]

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[seoelevated]

On the Redirect Chain Report in Moz (Site Crawl > Redirect Issues > Redirect Chain), click the preview arrow. You should see a set of URLs in the chain. I don't think it specifically tells you the sequence of the chain, but that's easy to find out.

You can do that with Chrome Dev Tools, using the "Preserve Log" function. But for ease of use, I recommend to download the Chrome extension  "Redirect Path" by Ayima. Then request one of the URLs in the chain (pick one). And then use that extension to see what redirects happen. Do that for the others in the chain, and you'll be able to figure out the order which produces the longest chain.

So, then let's say A redirects to B and then to C. You probably want to redirect A to C, and B to C. That way, each URL only has one redirect, not a chain.

That said, might get a whole bunch just because of http to https, and from there onward. If so, you need to figure out where on your site (or off) you have links to your http pages and if possible update them.

[Kelly-Anne]

Redirect chains occur when there is a series of two or more redirects between the initial URL and destination URL.
You can check for redirect chains on up to 100 URLs using this HTTP status code checker. This will then show you where the redirect chains are and you will then be able to fix them.