Use a migration-ready redirect checklist before you cut traffic over
Prepare for domain, HTTPS and URL-structure migrations with a redirect checklist focused on canonical targets, chain cleanup and repeatable validation.
Website migrations fail when redirect logic is left implicit. The safer pattern is a documented redirect map, a clean canonical target and repeated verification before and after release.
What is the biggest redirect mistake during a migration?
Letting old URLs bounce through multiple intermediate destinations instead of resolving straight to the final canonical URL. That creates noise for both crawlers and users.
When should migration redirects be tested?
Before launch, immediately after cutover and during the days that follow. Redirect regressions often show up only after cache clears, config changes or content-team updates.
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