Redirect chains

WarningMedium priority

Addresses something links to that redirect to another redirect before arriving.

Why it matters

Every extra hop is a round trip for the visitor, and search engines may stop following a long chain before they reach the page.

How to fix it

Redirect the first address straight to where the chain ends, and point links at that address too.

Skitter runs this check on every crawl, and lists each page it finds with the evidence: the header, the tag or the link that gave it away.

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