too many Redirectionfound| does it hurt seo ranking

Hi expert,

i have question related to website redirection , i am giving some condition then please guide me.

First Condition :

i have blog page: https://www.xyz.com/blog/ then if i type random thing like https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf or https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdf then it should show https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf or https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdfwith custome 404 message page right.

but my developer showed it as https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf/ or https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdf/ with slash in last.

so thi hurt my seo?? its pure useless redirection.

Second :

i have page https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdf/xyz.com/new-york/flight-in-newyork.htm but is i type https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdf/xyz.com/newsdfsdfsdfork/flight-in-newyork.htm or https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdf/xyz.com/new-york/flight-in-newyork.htmsdfsdffd then it redirect to https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdf/xyz.com/new-york/ (main category)

so its bad thing ?? because it should shows custome 404 message page without any redirection.

please guide me

caarol jeny said:

i have blog page: https://www.xyz.com/blog/ then if i type random thing like https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf or https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdf then it should show https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf or https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdfwith custome 404 message page right.

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if these URLs don't exist on your site then yeah, they should return 404

caarol jeny said:

but my developer showed it as https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf/ or https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdf/ with slash in last.

so thi hurt my seo?? its pure useless redirection.

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I don't know what you're asking here... What are you going to do with those URLs exactly?

caarol jeny said:

i have page https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdf/xyz.com/new-york/flight-in-newyork.htm but is i type https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdf/xyz.com/newsdfsdfsdfork/flight-in-newyork.htm or https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdf/xyz.com/new-york/flight-in-newyork.htmsdfsdffd then it redirect to https://www.xyz.com/blog/sdfsdfsdf.htmfsdfsdf/xyz.com/new-york/ (main category)

so its bad thing ?? because it should shows custome 404 message page without any redirection.

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bad thing for your SEO?? I don't think they're bad (but I'm not sure)

For the trailing slash, pick one format, use canonical tags, and 301 redirect the other to prevent duplicate content. With the second issue, avoid redirecting non-existent pages to the main category. Serve a custom 404 instead. Unnecessary redirects can hurt crawl efficiency. Cleaning up is essential.

Redirects should be used sparingly and only when necessary.
Too many redirects can slow down page load times, which can negatively impact user experience and search engine rankings.
Redirect chains, where one redirect leads to another and so on, can dilute PageRank and harm search engine rankings.
Redirects should be implemented correctly using the appropriate redirect type, such as a 301 redirect for permanent URL changes.
When implementing redirects, it is important to preserve the original page's SEO value and ensure that users and search engines are directed to the new URL seamlessly.

Check your htaccess files and then check your plugins, these are the two major culprits.

Many redirection will decrease users honesty because they think you have something to hide or you are cheating on them.

tylero said:

Check your htaccess files and then check your plugins, these are the two major culprits.

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This is technical method and you guid OP like professional member.

Yes, definitely its not good though. Excessive redirections can indeed harm your SEO ranking. They can slow down page load times, confuse search engine crawlers, and disrupt user experience. It's important to minimize redirections and ensure they are set up correctly to maintain a healthy SEO performance.