Why redirect chains matter
A link that 301s once is fine — until the destination moves too, and you get chains of three, four, five hops. Each hop is an extra round trip for visitors and for search engine crawlers, they dilute link signals, and they're the first thing technical SEO audits flag.
Single-URL redirect checkers trace one address. LinkPatrol scans your site from the sitemap: each page it fetches, each link on those pages, each one followed through its redirects to its final destination. You get the full list of:
- Redirecting links — the source URL, its status (301/302/308), and where it finally lands
- Broken endpoints — chains that end in 404, the worst case
- Internal links worth updating — point them straight at the final URL and skip the hop
Fix, then keep it fixed
Redirects creep back after every redesign. Re-run this scan anytime — it's free. Sites over 25 pages: higher-limit plans are in progress — see plans for status. New to multi-hop redirects? The full guide to finding and fixing redirect chains covers causes, fixes, and the pitfalls.