Add URL and Site-Search Redirects

Overview:

To create 301 or 302 URL redirects follow the steps below. You can do this in two ways:

• Manually with the Admin Tool
• Bulk import from a CSV file with the Import Tool

This function is useful if you want to add a Search Term Redirect that allows you to direct consumers to a specific page when they search for a term on the site search; e.g. Customer Account can direct to the Login page.

To add a URL or Search Term Redirect follow the steps below:

Create a New Redirect

1. From the dashboard click Settings.

   

2. Then click Redirects.

   The Redirect Settings page displays.

   The default tab is URL Redirects, click the Search Redirects tab to toggle between them as required.

   

3. Click + New Item.

   

   The Redirect form displays.

   

4. Enter the Pattern.

   • The old URL path that you want to redirect. For example, if your old URL was http://www.sitename.com/baseball then you would enter baseball.

5. Enter the Destination.

   • The new URL path that you want to redirect to. For example, if you new URL is https://www.sitename.com/products/baseball then you would enter products/baseball.

6. Enter the Code.

   • Select between a 301 (permanent) or 302 (temporary) redirect.

7. Select the Regex option.

   • Select if you want the Pattern field to contain a regular expression. For example: ^tennis will redirect all URL paths beginning with the term "tennis".

8. Click Save.

Bulk Import URL Redirects

1. From the dashboard click Settings.

   

2. Then click Import.

   The Import page displays.

3. Select the Model from the dropdown list.

   

4. Click Upload a File and select your CSV formatted file containing the following five fields:

   • Code
   • Regex
   • Pattern
   • Destination
   • SearchTerm