> What 'Page with redirect' means in Google Search Console, when it is normal, when it signals a problem, and how to check where each address ends up. - Canonical: https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/page-with-redirect-search-console/ --- # Page with redirect: what it means in Search Console 'Page with redirect' means the address Google tried is one that forwards to another address, so the first one is not indexed. In most cases that is exactly right: the old or alternate address is left out and the page it leads to is indexed. It needs attention only when the address listed is one you wanted indexed. Updated 13 October 2026 ## What the status means Google’s Page indexing report gives this definition: “This is a non-canonical URL that redirects to another page. As such, this URL will not be indexed. The target URL of the redirect might or might not be indexed, depending on what Google thinks about that target URL.” The address is a signpost, and Google indexes destinations, not signposts. ## When it is normal Most addresses with this status are doing their job. - The `http://` version of a page, forwarding to `https://`. - The `www` version, forwarding to the address without it, or the reverse. - An address without its final slash, forwarding to the one with it. - An old address, forwarding to the page that replaced it. None of these needs a fix. They are the redirects a well-kept site should have. ## When it signals a problem The status deserves a look in five cases. - A page you want indexed is on the list. Something is forwarding it by mistake. - The sitemap lists addresses that redirect. A sitemap should name final addresses only. - Internal links point at old addresses, so every click and every crawl takes an extra step. - The redirect goes through several hops, or loops back on itself. - Many old pages forward to the home page, which Google may treat as pages that no longer exist. ## How to check an address Search Console’s URL Inspection tool shows what Google found at any address, including where it was sent. A browser’s address bar shows the same thing for a person: type the listed address and see where you land. If the destination is the right page, in one step, the redirect is sound. ## How to fix the real problems Each problem has a direct fix. 1. Remove a redirect that should not exist, in the website platform’s redirect settings or in whatever added it. 2. Regenerate the sitemap so that it lists final addresses. 3. Update internal links to point straight at the final address. 4. Collapse chains: forward each old address to its final destination in one step. 5. Forward each retired page to its closest replacement, not to the home page. Redirects matter most when a site is rebuilt, and [redesigning a website without losing rankings](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/redesign-a-website-without-losing-rankings/) covers that. The other statuses in the same report are explained in [why your website is not showing up on Google](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/website-not-showing-on-google/). ## Questions people ask ### Is 'Page with redirect' an error? No. Google lists it among the reasons a page is not indexed, and for an address that is meant to forward it is the correct outcome. ### Why are my http and www addresses listed as 'Page with redirect'? Because they forward to the one address the site really uses, which is what they should do. Google leaves the forwarding versions out and indexes the destination. ### Should I validate the fix in Search Console? Only if you changed something. An address that redirects on purpose needs no fix and no validation. ## Free competitor gap report Redirects are one of the checks where sites quietly lose visitors. Name up to three competitors and we test your addresses and theirs for chains, loops and misdirected pages, then send you where yours leak. 1. Speed and technical health, side by side 2. On-page SEO and site structure 3. The content they are found for and you are not 4. Who holds the searches that matter in your market 5. A prioritised list of what to fix first [Request your free report by email](mailto:contact@hadalmedusa.com?subject=Competitor%20gap%20report%3A%20Guide%3A%20Page%20with%20redirect%3A%20what%20it%20means%20in%20Search%20Console&body=Website%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AWhere%20you%20compete%20(area%2C%20country%20or%20countries)%3A%0D%0A%0D%0ACompetitors%20to%20compare%20against%20(up%20to%20three)%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AAnything%20else%20we%20should%20know%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A) - **Address** — contact@hadalmedusa.com - **Include** — your site; up to three competitors; where you compete ## More in this series - [Why your website is not showing up on Google](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/website-not-showing-on-google/) - [Why your Wix site is not showing up on Google](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/wix-site-not-showing-on-google/) - [Crawled, currently not indexed: what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/crawled-currently-not-indexed/) - [Discovered, currently not indexed: what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/discovered-currently-not-indexed/) - [Why your Squarespace site is not showing up on Google](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/squarespace-site-not-showing-on-google/) - [Why your Shopify store is not showing up on Google](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/shopify-store-not-showing-on-google/) - [Why your Google Business Profile is not showing up](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/google-business-profile-not-showing-up/) - [Why your Shopify store is not getting traffic or sales](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/shopify-store-not-getting-traffic/) - [Why your WordPress site is not showing up on Google](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/wordpress-site-not-showing-on-google/) - [Alternate page with proper canonical tag: what it means](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/alternate-page-with-proper-canonical-tag/) - [Duplicate without user-selected canonical: what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/duplicate-without-user-selected-canonical/) - [Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user: what to do](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/duplicate-google-chose-different-canonical/) - [Excluded by noindex tag: what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/excluded-by-noindex-tag/) - [Blocked by robots.txt: what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/blocked-by-robots-txt/) - [Soft 404 and Not found (404): what they mean and how to fix them](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/soft-404/) - [Server error (5xx): what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/server-error-5xx-search-console/) - [Redirect error in Search Console: what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/redirect-error-search-console/) - [Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt: what it means and what to do](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/indexed-though-blocked-by-robots-txt/) - [Blocked due to access forbidden (403): what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/blocked-due-to-access-forbidden-403/) - [How to make your website show up on Google](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-make-your-website-show-up-on-google/) - [When a site is not showing on Google: the whole topic](https://hadalmedusa.com/topics/not-on-google/) - [All guides](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/) - [Redesigns and rebuilds: what the service includes](https://hadalmedusa.com/services/website-redesign/)