Reversing a 301 Re-direct

[partypete]

Approximately three years ago i did a full site 301 re-direct from
Domain B to Domain A

I'm realising now that this was a marketing mistake and Domain B is the way forward and wondered if i removed this re-direct and then had a new re-direct set-up
Domain A to Domain B

Would there be any negative impact within search engines?

Thanks in advance....

 

[ServWise]

There is always some negative impact to such a big change but if the content remains the same for each page then it should be very minimal.

 

[davidlee21]

There will be negative impact since to are redirecting it. But no need to worry. Just add or update your content.

 

[cmorales]

Approximately three years ago i did a full site 301 re-direct from
Domain B to Domain A

I'm realising now that this was a marketing mistake and Domain B is the way forward and wondered if i removed this re-direct and then had a new re-direct set-up
Domain A to Domain B

Would there be any negative impact within search engines?

Thanks in advance....

I guess, it not good practice to redirect Domain B to Domain A. Rather than using Redirection make brand website that gives more benefit to your business.

 

[webhostuk]

If traffic on website B is more than A and you wish to concentrate on B to get more traffic you should take this decision. It will always affect for some time but if you get the right work of SEO done on Website B things will improve in sometime..but for that to occur you need to take this tough decision.

 

[Inva]

if i removed this re-direct and then had a new re-direct set-up Domain A to Domain B

Seems you already know what to do.

 

[Darren_Ssc]

Redirects can be cached in the browser (for a long time) so factor this in to how long the transition will take.

 

[WhizzPeople]

I agree with @Darren_Ssc - this is why we should be extra careful and considered before placing 301 Permanent Redirect. Your customer might not see Site A due to the caching.

 

[integrala]

Caching can be an issue without redirects. Its a browser setting out of the control of web developers

 

[johnbritto]

Yes. Maybe some decline in your results. But within a few days, it'll back to normal. Before redirecting the domain, audit your site and note the positive and negative by YOY comparison.
And follow the major strategies of SEO.

 

[Barry12345]

you can lost trafic

 

[DRDR]

You'll need to tell us why you think it was a mistake.
You already did 301 once and it turned out bad for you so I would be hestitate to suggest you revert back to it without knowing you reasoning.

Approximately three years ago i did a full site 301 re-direct from
Domain B to Domain A

I'm realising now that this was a marketing mistake and Domain B is the way forward and wondered if i removed this re-direct and then had a new re-direct set-up
Domain A to Domain B

Would there be any negative impact within search engines?

Thanks in advance....

 

[webgeek]

Browsers don't cache redirect requests. When a browser encounters one, it follows it. Unless something has radically changed recently.

 

[KM-Tiger]

Browsers don't cache redirect requests. When a browser encounters one, it follows it. Unless something has radically changed recently.

I have seen redirects persist through browser caching when they have been done in javascript.

But that's unlikely in the OP's case.

 

[webgeek]

That would not be a 301 redirect.

That's a window.location.replace HTTP redirect that does nothing to instruct search engines that a different page should replace the current one.

If you're doing 301's in .js, and it's caching, I've love to see how.

 

[KM-Tiger]

If you're doing 301's in .js, and it's caching, I've love to see how.

Cannot give you chapter and verse, but have seen this on a hacked website.

The hackers had edited common.js to redirect all http(s) requests to a porn site. Cleared that up and got rid of the backdoor, but certainly Firefox continued to redirect until a complete clear cache was done. I'm guessing Firefox had cached the hacked version of common.js.

 

[UKSBD]

Browsers don't cache redirect requests. When a browser encounters one, it follows it. Unless something has radically changed recently.

What causes it then?

If I set up a 301, I visit the old page and get redirected.

If I remove the 301, I visit the old page and still get redirected and can't get to the old page again until I clear my cache or use a different browser. (using IE)

Edit to add: This is why I use 302's when testing as they don't do this

 

[Darren_Ssc]

Browsers don't cache redirect requests. When a browser encounters one, it follows it.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9130422/how-long-do-browsers-cache-http-301s

"At least two browsers - Chrome and Firefox - will cache a 301 redirect with no expiry date."

 

[webgeek]

Thanks but version 25 was how many eons ago?

In version 70+, it only caches 301's until the browser is closed and re-opened.

 

[Darren_Ssc]

Thanks but version 25 was how many eons ago?

In version 70+, it only caches 301's until the browser is closed and re-opened.

Chrome caches redirects and closing the browser doesn't flush the cache.

 

[UKSBD]

It can be the same with stylesheets.
Obviously ways of getting around it, but can still be a pain

 

[webgeek]

Site A. Site B.

Site B is redirected to Site A.

Site B redirect is removed. Site A is redirected to Site B.

When people visit Site A, they will go to site B. Caching will not make them stuck on Site A.

 

[Darren_Ssc]

Site A. Site B.

Site B is redirected to Site A.

Site B redirect is removed. Site A is redirected to Site B.

When people visit Site A, they will go to site B. Caching will not make them stuck on Site A.

Keep arguing until people lose interest and give up then?

 

[webgeek]

Try and see. A browser will not get stuck on a site with a prior cached inbound 301 pointing into it, once the 301 is set pointing away from it.

Instead of arguing you should be testing to confirm LOL.

 

[Harson]

Yep it ll make big impact. Traffic ll get dip for few days.

 

[Darren_Ssc]

Instead of arguing you should be testing to confirm LOL.

Good advice, now start using it.

 

[Peak District SEO]

Sorry to wade in at the 11th hour, but is Domain A still active?