Redirects for Faceted Navigation: What to Do With Filter URLs During SEO Cleanup
Faceted URLs create messy redirect decisions
Facet pages built from color, size, brand, price, and inventory filters can generate thousands of low-value URLs. During cleanup or migration, teams often need to decide which deserve preservation and which should simply disappear.
The common mistake
Many teams redirect every old filter combination to a top category. That may reduce 404 counts on paper while creating irrelevant landings and weak user experience.
Practical approach
Keep only facet URLs that have real demand or strategic value. Redirect meaningful filter pages to the closest equivalent, and let useless combinations retire cleanly instead of forcing them into generic destinations.
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