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Redirects and sitemaps

Send old addresses to new ones, import a list, and hand search engines the sitemap.

  • 3 minute read
  • 3 interactive walkthroughs
  • For everyone responsible for a site long enough to have history

Redirects#

A redirect sends an old address to a new one, so a link from a newsletter or a search result still works. Each one names the old address, the new one and a type: Permanent for a page that moved for good, Temporary for an experiment or a seasonal swap.

Redirects are the right answer whenever a page has been public at another address. Fixing the link is better where you control it; a redirect catches everyone else.

Your Company
Your CompanyLive
your-company.cubesites.site
OverviewPagesBlogTeamMessagesSubscribersSEORedirectsSitemapLanguagesStagingSettingsVersion history

Redirects

Import redirects
/old-prices/pricingPermanent
/winter-offer/servicesTemporary
Old address/old-page
New address/new-page
TypePermanentTemporary
CSV: /old-page,/new-page,301,frSave redirect
Your CompanyServicesAboutContact
Your CompanyHeating and plumbing you can rely onGet a quote
Boilers
Repairs
Call-outs

Step 1 of 5

The list

Every redirect that is live, with its type. Editable and removable at any time.

Reduced motion is on, so the walkthrough waits for you. Use the arrows or pick a step.

  1. 1Open the Redirects tab.
  2. 2Enter the old address and the new one, with their leading slashes.
  3. 3Choose Permanent and save.

Importing a list#

When there are many, Import redirects takes a pasted CSV: old address, new address, and optionally the status and a language for a multilingual site. This is the fastest way to bring a migration's worth of redirects across in one move.

The list shows what is live, and each redirect can be edited or removed. Redirects only matter once the site is published, so a batch can be prepared in draft.

Your Company
Your CompanyLive
your-company.cubesites.site
OverviewPagesBlogTeamMessagesSubscribersSEORedirectsSitemapLanguagesStagingSettingsVersion history

Redirects

Import redirects
/old-prices/pricingPermanent
/winter-offer/servicesTemporary
Old address/old-page
New address/new-page
TypePermanentTemporary
CSV: /old-page,/new-page,301,frSave redirect
Your CompanyServicesAboutContact
Your CompanyHeating and plumbing you can rely onGet a quote
Boilers
Repairs
Call-outs

Step 1 of 2

Import redirects

For a migration's worth of addresses, paste a CSV: old, new, and optionally the status and a language.

Reduced motion is on, so the walkthrough waits for you. Use the arrows or pick a step.

The sitemap#

The sitemap is a file listing the site's public pages for search engines: sitemap.xml at the site address, kept up to date automatically and generated per website address.

Submit it once in Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools; from then on it is refreshed rather than resubmitted. It is also linked from robots.txt, which search engines read first.

Your Company
Your CompanyLive
your-company.cubesites.site
OverviewPagesBlogTeamMessagesSubscribersSEORedirectsSitemapLanguagesStagingSettingsVersion history

Business details

Show business details to search engines
Heating engineerGB
Price rangeNot set££££££££££

Pages in search

HomeEditServicesEditThank youHidden from searchEdit

SEO checks

Pro
2 things to fix3 improvements

Products and categories

Search products and categoriesCategory ALooks goodProduct ANo descriptionProduct BHidden from search engines

Service area pages (Pro)

Area AArea BArea C+ Add area

Search engines

Title pattern{page} | {site}Default share imageSitemapyour-company.cubesites.site/sitemap.xmlCopyAI assistants may read this websiteGoogle verification codeBing verification code

Step 1 of 2

sitemap.xml

Generated and kept up to date at the site address. Copy it into Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools once.

Reduced motion is on, so the walkthrough waits for you. Use the arrows or pick a step.

Before you continue: A redirect to a page that does not exist achieves nothing. Check the new address opens the right page before saving.

Common questions

Do redirects slow the site down?

A little, per redirected visit only, which is the normal cost of keeping old links alive.

What is the difference between the sitemap and llms.txt?

The sitemap is for search engines. llms.txt and the Markdown files are for AI assistants. Cubesites produces both.

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