30x-seo-redirects — independently scanned and version-tracked by SaferSkills.
SaferSkills independently audited 30x-seo-redirects (Agent Skill) and scored it 100/100 (green). The audit ran 55 deterministic rules across Security, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Transparency, and Community; it found 0 high-severity and 0 lower-severity findings. The full rule-by-rule trace and per-finding evidence are below. Free, methodology-open.
Findings & checks · 0 flagged
Every scanned point with the score it earned and what moved between them.
First recorded scan — no prior version to compare against.
The primary manifest — the file an agent reads to learn what this artifact does.
Analyzes website redirects to find problems that hurt SEO and user experience.
A redirect pointing to another redirect, pointing to another...
BAD: /old → /old-2 → /old-3 → /final (3 hops, slow, loses equity)
GOOD: /old → /final (1 hop, fast, full equity)Rule: Maximum 1 redirect hop. More than 1 = fix immediately.
Page A redirects to B, B redirects back to A. Infinite loop.
BAD: /page-a → /page-b → /page-a (loop!)Detection: Follow redirects up to 10 hops. If same URL appears twice = loop.
| Type | When to Use | SEO Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 301 | Permanent move | Passes ~95% link equity |
| 302 | Temporary (A/B test, maintenance) | Passes less equity, can cause issues if permanent |
| 307 | Temporary (preserves HTTP method) | Same as 302 |
| 308 | Permanent (preserves HTTP method) | Same as 301 |
| Meta refresh | NEVER for SEO | Bad UX, slow, not recommended |
| JavaScript redirect | Avoid if possible | Googlebot may not follow |
Rule: Permanent moves must use 301 or 308. Using 302 for permanent = error.
BAD: https://site.com → http://site.com (downgrade, security warning)
BAD: http → https → http (mixed, confusing)
GOOD: http://site.com → https://site.com (upgrade, correct)BAD: www.site.com → site.com → www.site.com (inconsistent)
GOOD: Pick ONE (www or non-www) and redirect all others to itBAD: /page → /page/ → /page (loop risk)
GOOD: Pick ONE pattern (/page or /page/) and redirect all othersAfter site migration/redesign:
Redirecting deleted pages to homepage = soft 404 penalty risk.
BAD: /deleted-product → / (Google sees this as soft 404)
GOOD: /deleted-product → 410 Gone (or related category page)Use squirrel audit or similar crawler to:
Analyze server access logs for:
If you have a list of old URLs (from migration):
| Issue Type | Count | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Redirect loops | X | /a → /b → /a |
| 5+ hop chains | X | /old → ... → /new |
| HTTPS downgrade | X | https → http |
| Issue Type | Count | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 hop chains | X | /old → /mid → /new |
| 302 used for permanent | X | /old-page 302→ /new-page |
| Soft 404 redirects | X | /deleted → / |
| Issue Type | Count | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 2 hop chains | X | /old → /mid → /new |
| Inconsistent trailing slash | X | /page and /page/ both exist |
Top 20 most-accessed redirects and their chains:
| Source URL | Hops | Final Destination | Type | Monthly Hits |
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