How to redirect 302 status to 301 status code using wordpress
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I just ran the link opportunity option within site explorer and it shows that 31 pages are currently in a 302 status. Should I try to convert the 302's to 301's? And what is the easiest way to do this?
I see several wordpress plugins that claim to do 301 redirects but I don't know which to choose.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Actually, if you already have 302 redirects in place, you're going to have to find the source of those 302s and change those to 301s, Joel. Simply adding an extra 301 redirect via a plugin is not going to fix your issue.
If you don't already have a plugin in place that is creating the 302 redirects, they are almost certainly being set in the htaccess file and must be corrected there.
Paul
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Hello Patrick,
Thank you very much for the suggestions - I'll certainly take a look at each of them.
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Hi there
Redirection and Simple 301 Redirects seem to have the best (and most) reviews. Try researching those.
You can also do this through your .htaccess file.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
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