302 redirect
A 302 Found is a temporary redirect. It tells search engines the original URL is still the real one and should stay indexed, so ranking signals are not passed to the destination. Using it where a 301 was needed is a common cause of lost rankings.
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Related terms
Redirect
A response that sends a request from one URL to another.
301 redirect
A permanent redirect that passes ranking signals to the new URL.
HTTP status code
A three-digit code a server returns to summarize how a request went.
Link equity
The ranking value that flows through a link from one page to another.