WWW Redirect Checker

Check if your website properly redirects traffic between WWW and Non-WWW versions to consolidate SEO value.

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Why WWW and Non-WWW Redirects Matter for SEO

In the eyes of search engines, www.example.com and example.com are two entirely different websites. If your website is accessible from both versions without a proper redirect, search engines might see this as duplicate content.

When search engines index both versions, they split your link equity (backlink power) between them, weakening your overall domain authority. Setting up a permanent 301 redirect from one version to the other ensures all SEO value is consolidated into a single URL.

Consolidate Link Equity

A proper 301 redirect ensures that backlinks pointing to both your WWW and non-WWW URLs combine their ranking power, boosting your primary domain's authority instead of splitting it.

Avoid Duplicate Content

By forcing a single version of your website URL, you prevent Google from indexing the same page twice. This eliminates the risk of keyword cannibalization and duplicate content penalties.

Frequently Asked Questions

Neither version has an inherent SEO advantage. It is simply a matter of personal preference or brand identity. The critical SEO requirement is that you choose ONE version and 301 redirect the other to it.
If you are using an Apache web server, you can set up a 301 redirect using your .htaccess file. For Nginx, you modify your server block configuration. Many modern DNS providers and hosts (like Cloudflare or cPanel) also offer simple settings to enforce a WWW or non-WWW preference.
If both versions resolve independently and load the same content, search engines may index both. This can cause the search engine to become confused about which page to rank, dilute your link equity, and potentially trigger duplicate content filters that lower your rankings.

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