.. _managing_redirects: Managing Redirects ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About redirects _______________ When dealing with publishing and unpublishing pages you will eventually need to make redirects. A redirect ensures that when a page is no longer available (404), the visitor and search engines are sent to a new page. Therefore the visitor won't end up in a breaking journey which would result in a page not found. Wagtail considers two types of configurable redirects depending on whether *Permanent* is checked or not: * Permanent redirect (checked by default) * Temporary redirect For both redirects the visitor won't experience a difference when visiting a page, but the search engine will react to these two type of redirects differently. * In the case of a temporary redirect a search engine will keep track of your old page and will index the redirected page as well. * With a permanent redirect, the search engine will mark the old page as obsolete and considers the new page as a replacement. .. note:: As a best practice Wagtail will check redirects as permanent by default, in order to prevent the undermining of your search engine ranking. Configuring redirects _____________________ .. image:: ../_static/images/screen41_redirects_menu_item.png To configure redirects head over to 'Redirects', which can be found in the Settings menu, accessible via the left-hand menu bar. .. image:: ../_static/images/screen42_redirects_interface.png * Add a redirect by clicking the *Add redirect* button in the top-right. * Search for redirects already configured by entering your search term in the search bar. The results will be automatically updated as you type. * Edit the details of a redirect by clicking the URL path in the listing. .. image:: ../_static/images/screen43_redirects_edit_redirect.png * Set *Redirect from* to the URL pattern which is no longer available on your site. * Set the *From site* if applicable (for eg: a multisite environment). * Check whether the redirect is *Permanent* or temporary (unchecked). As a last step you can either redirect to a new page within Wagtail **or** you can redirect the page to a different domain outside of Wagtail. * Select your page from the explorer for *Redirect to a page*. * Set a full-domain and path for *Redirect to any URL*. .. note:: Keep in mind a redirect will only be initiated if the page is not found. It will not be applied to existing pages (200) which will resolve on your site.