Any issues with lots of pages issuing 301 redirects?

[nickswan]

Hi all,

I'm working on a site redesign and it is possible the new site could issue a lot of 301 redirects as we may migrate from one forum solution to another.

Is there any issue with crawlers getting a lot of 301 redirects from a site?

Thanks

Nick

[RyanKent]

Is there any issue with crawlers getting a lot of 301 redirects from a site?

No.

301s are a normal part of the internet. A few tips:

• redirect pages to the equivalent page on the new site. Don't simply 301 pages to the home page.

• if you don't have any similar page, it is ok to allow a page to 404. Ensure your 404 page is helpful. You should ideally offer a search function along with your site's normal navigation so users can comfortably find a new page.

• try to perform redirects with the least amount of code possible. Depending on how your URLs are changing, it is possible to redirect thousands of pages with a single code snippet.