---
title: "Redirects: avoid error pages"
description: "Automatically redirect an old URL to another page to avoid 404 errors after deleting, renaming or reorganizing your site."
url: https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/redirects
---

# Redirects

A **redirect** automatically sends someone from one web address (URL) to another. Use it when you delete or rename a page, or reorganize your site, so visitors following the old address reach the right page instead of an error.

Come here when you delete or disable a [page](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/pages.md) that received traffic, when you rename the URL of a [blog article](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/blogs-articles.md) or a [product page](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/products.md), when you migrate from an old site whose URLs were different, or when you want to redirect a page temporarily during a promotional campaign.

The dashboard is shown in French, with English captions.

<DocsVideo
  video-id="walkthrough-redirects"
  src="https://docs.vivlab.com/videos/redirects/redirects.mp4"
  poster="/videos/redirects/poster.webp"
  captions="/videos/redirects"
  label="Tutorial: create a permanent redirect"
  locale="en"
  :duration="11.2"
/>

::: details Read the video steps

1. <VideoTimecode video-id="walkthrough-redirects" :seconds="0" label="Play at" /> — In Redirects, click “Add a rule”.
2. <VideoTimecode video-id="walkthrough-redirects" :seconds="3" label="Play at" /> — Click the source address field.
3. <VideoTimecode video-id="walkthrough-redirects" :seconds="3.5" label="Play at" /> — Enter the old address.
4. <VideoTimecode video-id="walkthrough-redirects" :seconds="4.5" label="Play at" /> — Click the destination address field.
5. <VideoTimecode video-id="walkthrough-redirects" :seconds="5" label="Play at" /> — Enter the new address.
6. <VideoTimecode video-id="walkthrough-redirects" :seconds="5.7" label="Play at" /> — Keep the 301 redirect, then click “Save”.
7. <VideoTimecode video-id="walkthrough-redirects" :seconds="8.2" label="Play at" /> — The /journal to /blog rule is saved.

:::

Your changes are saved in one go with **Save** at the top of the page, or discarded with **Cancel**.

## Redirects

This section lists every redirect rule active on your site. Each rule consists of a source address and a destination address, along with a redirect type that tells search engines whether the redirect is permanent or temporary, an important choice to preserve your site's SEO.

Click **Add a rule** to create a new redirect, then fill in:

- **Source address**: the URL to redirect, always starting with `/` (e.g. `/home`). It's the address the visitor types or clicks on.
- **Destination address**: the URL to redirect to, also relative (e.g. `/blogs`).
- **Redirect**: the type of redirect to apply, chosen according to the table below.

<DocsScreenshot name="redirects-rule" alt="An old address redirected to the catalogue." :width="947" :height="117" />

| Type                       | When to use it                                                                 | SEO impact                                                            |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **301 Permanent redirect** | The page has been permanently moved to a new URL                               | Search engines transfer the SEO value from the old URL to the new one |
| **302 Temporary redirect** | The page has been moved temporarily and you intend to restore the original URL | No transfer of SEO value, the old URL stays indexed                   |

<DocsScreenshot name="redirects-types" alt="The choice between a permanent 301 and temporary 302 redirect." :width="401" :height="234" />

To delete a rule that's no longer needed, click the delete icon to the right of the row. If no rule is defined, a presentation screen appears instead; the **Add my first rule** button creates the first row directly.