.htaccess Redirects

stub · 06-19-2008, 05:27 PM

How long should I keep Redirects in my .htaccess file? For example. Is it safe to now remove all my redirects from 2007?

shockie · 06-19-2008, 11:31 PM

it all depends whether or not people are still going to (or linking to) the old urls. chances are there will still be a link or two still there and so i would just leave any old redirects there.

however, if they're really becoming that much of an eyesore, be sure to redirect would-be 404s to your homepage.

Peter · 06-20-2008, 03:16 AM

Accroding to a lot of seo articles have read and according to some google employees 6 months is about right.

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