I'm planning to put 5000+ 301 redirect rules in .htaccess. Is that ok?

[esiow2013]

Thanks in advance!

[crackingmedia]

Hi, yes that's OK, there is no limit as such.

You may find it useful to also watch Matt Cutts' video answering the same question:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1lVPrYoBkA

Peter

[MattAntonino]

It's ok but benchmark your site speed first. Run 3-5 Pingdom site speed tests, then rerun after you blow up your htaccess.  Most hosts can handle 5k but it's good to check so you don't double your load time or anything crazy.

[esiow2013]

Thanks for your suggestions Peter and Matt!