{"id":4764,"date":"2026-06-16T18:27:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.copahost.com\/blog\/?p=4764"},"modified":"2026-06-16T19:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:19:47","slug":"http-301","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.copahost.com\/blog\/http-301\/","title":{"rendered":"HTTP 301 (Moved Permanently): What It Means, Variations, and How to Use It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You change a URL, move to a new domain, or finally switch your site to HTTPS \u2014 and you need every visitor, every bookmark, and every search engine to land on the new address without losing the traffic and rankings you’ve built. That’s the job of the HTTP 301<\/strong>. Used correctly, it’s the single most important redirect for SEO. Used carelessly, it’s almost impossible to undo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide covers HTTP 301 from every angle: what it actually means, the different labels you’ll see it under, how it compares to 302, 307, and 308, why it’s so central to SEO, the mistakes that quietly cost rankings, and exactly how to set one up on Apache, Nginx, PHP, and WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick answer:<\/strong> HTTP 301 means “Moved Permanently.”<\/strong> It tells browsers and search engines that a URL has moved to a new address for good<\/em> \u2014 update your records, send everyone to the new URL, and transfer the old page’s ranking signals to it. Unlike a temporary 302 redirect<\/a>, the original URL is not expected to come back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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