Hello,

My client's website is developed using Coldfusion 8 and Fusebox 5. My client has employed an SEO consultant to look at the website and one of the suggestions the consultant has come back with is:

"The website uses a 302 temporary re-direct command (Server language), if this could be changed to a 301 permanent re-direct as search engines tend to follow 301 commands better and trust them more in general. The words permanent and temporary aren't important it's just search engines follow them a lot easier as well."

I have to admit to not knowing too much about HTTP headers.

Please could someone explain to me what this suggestion means in a bit more detail and whether it is something I can easily implement?

Many thanks in advance for your assistance...

If the redirect on those pages is done in CF, there will probably be something like this:



If so, you can just change that to something like:




I found a page that lists how to do a 301 via several different means, so if the above is of no help, this might get you started:

http://www.webconfs.com/how-to-redirect-a-webpage.php



Hope that helps!
-Dave