Redirect Chain Tracer
Trace the full hop-by-hop redirect path for any URL, from the original address to its final destination. Spot unnecessary redirect chains hurting your site's speed and SEO.
Why redirect chains matter
Every redirect hop adds latency and a small amount of link equity loss for SEO. A chain of 3+ redirects (e.g. http → https → www → final page) is common after a site migration or CMS change, and often goes unnoticed until it quietly hurts page speed and search rankings.
Common causes of long chains
Old bookmarked or backlinked URLs pointing to a domain that's since moved, a CDN or www/non-www redirect stacked on top of an HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect, or a URL shortener chained with the destination site's own internal redirects.
What a healthy chain looks like
Most well-configured sites resolve in 1-2 hops at most (e.g. http → https, or a single canonical redirect). Anything beyond that is worth investigating and usually fixable by updating the DNS/CDN configuration to redirect straight to the final URL.