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Short Answer
Overview
Why You’re Seeing This
Do I have to take action?
FAQ
Short Answer:
This notice means Google found pages on your site that now redirect to other URLs. That’s normal when we intentionally change URLs or consolidate content; Google will stop indexing the old addresses and focus on the new destinations over time.
Overview:
Google Search Console sometimes sends an alert like “Page with redirect” or “New reason preventing your pages from being indexed.”
This is not an error if we purposely redirected a page. It simply tells you: “The page that was indexed is now a redirect.”
Why You’re Seeing This:
When we build your new website, we create Redirect from your old URLs
The old URL now 301-redirects to the best current page.
Google flags the old URL as not indexable (because it redirects), and shifts attention to the target page.
Do I have to take action?
No action needed if:
The redirect is intentional (part of a restructure, service/area cleanup, or content consolidation).
The redirect points to a relevant, working destination (200 status).
FAQ:
Will this hurt my rankings?
No; proper 301s preserve authority and guide Google to the right page.How long until the old URLs disappear from the index?
Timing varies. Google typically drops old URLs as it re-crawls; this can take days to a few weeks.
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