Redirect

A redirect is when a websiteA website is a collection of interconnected web pages or digital content that are accessible via the... More automatically sends you from one web addressA web address, also known as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), is a unique identifier used to access... More to another. This usually happens if a page was moved, renamed, or deleted. Website owners use redirects to make sure visitors don’t get stuck on broken links and are taken to the correct page instead—without having to do anything.

It’s like getting forwarded mail. If someone sends a letter to your old address, the post office makes sure it still gets to you at your new one. A redirect does the same thing online, quietly guiding you to the right place behind the scenes.