Content Type: Redirecting link

[johnboyuk1]

Content Type: Redirecting link

Does this show as a 301 or a 302 redirect? Ive been told my links are showing as 302, is there anyway of setting them so they show as a 301?

I've put in a bunch of redirects via the content manager using this

Many thanks !

[creopard]

CMSMS redirects are of type 302 by default.

If you want 301 redirects, the easiest approach is to put that in the .htaccess file, e.g.

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Redirect 301 /dir/oldpage.htm /newdir/newpage.htm

or if you don't have a ".htm" extension

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Redirect 301 /dir/oldpage /newdir/newpage

That way, search engines will know that this is a permanent redirect.

[johnboyuk1]

ok, thanks - its easier to do in CMSMS for my content editors (who wouldn't be able to edit an htaccess file) ... is there any way of changing the CMSMS redirect type somewhere? even if it means changing a core file I guess...

[creopard]

Maybe that plugin still works in CMSMS v2.x:

http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/projects/redirectpage301

[johnboyuk1]

Yeah, just found that but was a bit worried to install it in case it doesnt work and breaks the site
thanks