RedirectWise: HTTP Redirect Checker & SEO Audit Tool

Tracking since Apr 2, 2026.

Changelog

• Apr 17, 2026
  description

  Stop guessing about redirects. RedirectWise automatically captures every HTTP redirect in real-time, giving you complete visibility into redirect chains, response headers, and SEO impact – all from a clean, intuitive interface.
  
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  🔄 WHAT IS REDIRECTWISE?
  
  RedirectWise is a powerful browser extension designed for SEO professionals, web developers, and digital marketers who need to understand how URLs redirect. Whether you're debugging a broken redirect chain, auditing a website migration, or checking competitor URLs, RedirectWise shows you exactly what's happening behind the scenes.
  
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  ✨ KEY FEATURES
  
  Real-Time Redirect Tracking
  • Automatically captures all redirect types: 301, 302, 303, 307, 308
  • Detects client-side redirects (JavaScript and meta refresh)
  • Identifies HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) browser-cached redirects
  • Works on any website you visit
  • NEW: Perfectly synchronized real-time recording across both the Popup and Side Panel
  
  Smart SEO Chain Health Score
  • Get an instant A-F grade for every redirect chain
  • Tracking domain detection – bit.ly, t.co, goo.gl get appropriate scoring
  • Speed-based scoring – Fast chains are rewarded, slow redirects penalized
  • Receive actionable recommendations to fix issues
  • Identify problems like redirect loops, excessive hops, and mixed protocols
  
  Detailed Response Headers
  • View complete HTTP response headers for each redirect hop
  • Inspect cache-control, content-type, server, and custom headers
  • Toggle headers visibility for a cleaner view
  • Perfect for debugging and technical audits
  
  Redirect Timing Analysis
  • See exactly how long each redirect takes in milliseconds
  • Identify slow redirects affecting page load performance
  • Fast chain bonus (+5 for chains under 500ms)
  • NEW: View exact delay gap timings between individual redirect hops
  
  Persistent History Dashboard
  • Browse all your past redirect chains anytime
  • Store up to 2,000 redirect history entries
  • Search and filter by URL, date, or SEO grade
  • Mark important entries as favorites
  • Add notes to remember context
  • NEW: Full-page Settings Sidebar for advanced multi-tab configuration
  
  Professional PDF Export
  • Generate beautiful, shareable PDF reports
  • Perfect for client presentations and documentation
  • Export individual chains or your entire history
  • Includes all redirect details, headers, and scoring
  
  Side Panel Mode
  • Monitor redirects in real-time as you browse
  • Keep the panel open while navigating between pages
  • NEW: Flawless, lag-free auto-scrolling locked onto incoming real-time streams
  • Ideal for testing redirect implementations
  
  Modern UI Design
  • NEW: Granular visibility toggles to show/hide Chain Score analysis globally
  • High-performance native CSS animations
  • Clean border-only theme – no distracting shadows
  • Compact, expandable Chain Score cards
  • Full URLs displayed without truncation
  • Dark mode for late-night debugging sessions
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  📊 SEO SCORING EXPLAINED
  
  RedirectWise analyzes your redirect chains using industry best practices:
  
  Grade A (90-100): Excellent – Clean, efficient redirect chain
  Grade B (75-89): Good – Minor optimizations possible
  Grade C (60-74): Fair – Some issues need attention
  Grade D (40-59): Poor – Significant problems detected
  Grade F (0-39): Critical – Major issues requiring immediate fix
  
  The scoring considers:
  • Number of redirect hops (-5 points per hop)
  • Tracking redirects (reduced penalty for bit.ly, t.co, etc.)
  • Redirect type (301 permanent vs 302 temporary)
  • Client-side vs server-side redirects
  • Chain speed and performance
  • Protocol consistency (HTTP to HTTPS)
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  🎯 WHO IS THIS FOR?
  
  SEO Professionals
  Audit redirect implementations, check competitor URLs, verify site migrations, and ensure link equity flows correctly.
  
  Web Developers
  Debug redirect issues, verify server configurations, test URL rewrite rules, and ensure proper redirect behavior.
  
  Digital Marketers
  Track campaign URLs, verify affiliate links, check landing page redirects, and ensure tracking parameters persist.
  
  QA Testers
  Validate redirect implementations, test edge cases, document redirect behavior, and verify requirements.
  
  Technical Auditors
  Generate professional reports, document redirect chains, and provide evidence for recommendations.
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  🚀 HOW TO USE
  
  1. Install RedirectWise from the Chrome Web Store
  2. Navigate to any website – redirects are captured automatically
  3. Click the RedirectWise icon to view the redirect chain
  4. Analyze the SEO score and recommendations
  5. Export as PDF or save to history for later reference
  
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  🔒 PRIVACY & PERMISSIONS
  
  RedirectWise respects your privacy:
  
  • No data collection – All data stays in your browser
  • No external servers – Nothing is sent to third parties
  • No tracking – We don't monitor your browsing
  • Local storage only – History is stored on your device
  
  Why we need permissions:
  • webRequest – To intercept and analyze HTTP redirects
  • webNavigation – To track page navigation events
  • tabs – To identify which tab you're viewing
  • storage – To save your history and preferences locally
  • Host permissions – To track redirects on any website you choose to visit
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  💡 COMMON USE CASES
  
  Site Migration Audits
  Verify that old URLs properly redirect to new destinations with 301 status codes.
  
  Affiliate Link Checking
  Ensure affiliate tracking URLs redirect correctly and preserve parameters.
  
  Campaign URL Testing
  Test UTM-tagged URLs to confirm they reach the correct landing page.
  
  Competitor Analysis
  See how competitor URLs are structured and where they redirect.
  
  HTTPS Migration Verification
  Confirm all HTTP URLs properly redirect to HTTPS versions.
  
  Redirect Loop Detection
  Identify and diagnose infinite redirect loops causing errors.
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  📋 REDIRECT TYPES DETECTED
  
  • 301 Moved Permanently – URL has permanently moved (passes SEO value)
  • 302 Found – Temporary redirect (use sparingly for SEO)
  • 303 See Other – Redirect after POST request
  • 307 Temporary Redirect – Temporary, preserves request method
  • 308 Permanent Redirect – Permanent, preserves request method
  • Meta Refresh – Client-side HTML redirect
  • JavaScript Redirect – Client-side JS redirect
  • HSTS Redirect – Browser-enforced HTTPS upgrade
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  ⚡ WHAT MAKES REDIRECTWISE DIFFERENT?
  
  Unlike simple redirect checkers, RedirectWise:
  
  ✓ Works passively as you browse – no need to manually enter URLs
  ✓ Provides smart SEO scoring with tracking domain awareness
  ✓ Rewards fast redirects and penalizes slow ones
  ✓ Saves up to 2,000 history entries for reference
  ✓ Exports professional PDF reports
  ✓ Detects client-side and HSTS redirects others miss
  ✓ Shows precise timing for performance analysis
  ✓ Offers both popup and side panel modes
  ✓ Features a beautiful, modern interface with clean design
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  🛠️ SUPPORT
  
  Have questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you!

  RedirectWise is the ultimate URL Redirect Checker and Redirect Chain Analyzer tool. Instantly trace HTTP redirects, perform deep SEO audits, and map out 301 and 302 redirect paths in real-time. Designed specifically for SEO experts to audit website migrations, uncover infinite redirect loops, and examine detailed HTTP response headers completely free. now supporting 18 languages!
  
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  🔄 BEST SEO REDIRECT CHECKER
  Perform comprehensive on-page SEO audits at the click of a button. Whether you need a reliable 301 redirect checker for website migration link equity, an affiliate link tracker to trace hidden URL hops, or a full HTTP header checker, RedirectWise captures the entire URL route instantly.
  
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  ✨ CRITICAL SEO FEATURES
  
  • URL Redirect Trace Tool: Automatically capture every hop within a redirect chain including 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, JavaScript redirects, Meta Refreshes, and HSTS.
  • 18+ Language Support: Native support for English, Hindi, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Vietnamese, Swedish, Indonesian, and more!
  • Persistent Redirect History: Unlike standard extensions that lose data on a page reload, RedirectWise securely logs up to 2,000 URLs in a persistent dashboard.
  • Intelligent SEO Health Score: Get an instant A-F grade for every redirect chain. Discover slow redirects affecting core web vitals and penalize infinite loop architecture.
  • HTTP Response Header Auditor: Audit strict cache-control protocols, server outputs, and custom HTTP headers perfectly tailored for technical SEO audits.
  • Real-Time Popup & Sidepanel: Run your redirect path checker natively via the popup or permanently pin the dashboard sidepanel for continuous real-time website monitoring.
  • Millisecond Speed Analysis: Trace exact delay gaps between redirect hops to audit tracking link latency.
  • PDF Export (MV3 Compliant): Download professional redirect path SEO reports with logos and categorized headers, fully optimized for Manifest V3.
  • Strict 100% Privacy: Operates fully offline. No analytics, no cloud storage, and zero data leaving your browser.
  
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  🎯 ESSENTIAL USE CASES FOR SEO
  
  • Website Migration Audits: Ensure 100% of old URLs deploy a strict 301 permanent redirect to new domains without breaking SEO link juice.
  • Affiliate Link Tracking: Trace tracking URLs to guarantee UTM tracking parameters persist reliably to final landing pages.
  • Crawl Budget Optimization: Eliminate excessive redirect chains or infinite loops damaging Googlebot crawler efficiency.
  • HTTPS Cert Migrations: Safely audit server drops from HTTP to HTTPS via forced HSTS checks.
  • Global SEO Compliance: Audit your localized site redirects across 18 supported languages.
  
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  🔥 RELEASE CHANGELOG
  
  v1.4.2
  • Fixed: Resolved history persistence issues to ensure redirect data is securely logged across all navigation paths. 
  • Improved: Enhanced redirect timing accuracy and polished the millisecond gap display for better precision. 
  • Improved: Optimized dashboard legibility by intelligently truncating long URLs in history cards. 
  • Improved: Refined PDF export UI with clearer visual indicators for redirect gaps. 
  • Added: Robust error handling and visual feedback for navigation failures within the popup.
  
  v1.4.1
  • Improved: Shortened localized extension names for 100% compatibility with Chrome Store character limits.
  
  v1.4.0
  • Added: Full Internationalization (i18n) support for 18 languages including English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Dutch, Polish, and more.
  • Added: Dashboard "Hard Refresh" shortcut via the main logo.
  
  v1.3.0
  • Added: Intelligent User Onboarding flow (/welcome) and Uninstall Feedback Hook (/uninstall).
  • Improved: Major SEO overhaul changing extension brand mapping to "Redirect Checker" for search algorithms.
  • Improved: Upgraded extension manifest descriptions and promotional website with pristine Markdown schemas.

• Apr 17, 2026
  short_description

  Track and analyze HTTP redirect chains for any URL

  Track redirects & catch hidden ad links with a persistent history dashboard. Real-time SEO checker with popup & sidepanel.

• Apr 17, 2026
  name

  RedirectWise

  RedirectWise: HTTP Redirect Checker & SEO Audit Tool

• Apr 2, 2026
  description

  Stop guessing about redirects. RedirectWise automatically captures every HTTP redirect in real-time, giving you complete visibility into redirect chains, response headers, and SEO impact – all from a clean, intuitive interface.
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  🔄 WHAT IS REDIRECTWISE?
  
  RedirectWise is a powerful browser extension designed for SEO professionals, web developers, and digital marketers who need to understand how URLs redirect. Whether you're debugging a broken redirect chain, auditing a website migration, or checking competitor URLs, RedirectWise shows you exactly what's happening behind the scenes.
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  ✨ KEY FEATURES
  
  Real-Time Redirect Tracking
  • Automatically captures all redirect types: 301, 302, 303, 307, 308
  • Detects client-side redirects (JavaScript and meta refresh)
  • Identifies HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) browser-cached redirects
  • Works on any website you visit
  
  Smart SEO Chain Health Score
  • Get an instant A-F grade for every redirect chain
  • NEW: Tracking domain detection – bit.ly, t.co, goo.gl get appropriate scoring
  • NEW: Speed-based scoring – Fast chains are rewarded, slow redirects penalized
  • Receive actionable recommendations to fix issues
  • Identify problems like redirect loops, excessive hops, and mixed protocols
  
  Detailed Response Headers
  • View complete HTTP response headers for each redirect hop
  • Inspect cache-control, content-type, server, and custom headers
  • Toggle headers visibility for a cleaner view
  • Perfect for debugging and technical audits
  
  Redirect Timing Analysis
  • See exactly how long each redirect takes in milliseconds
  • Identify slow redirects affecting page load performance
  • NEW: Fast chain bonus (+5 for chains under 500ms)
  • Optimize your redirect chains for speed
  
  Persistent History Dashboard
  • Browse all your past redirect chains anytime
  • NEW: Store up to 2,000 redirect history entries
  • Search and filter by URL, date, or SEO grade
  • Mark important entries as favorites
  • Add notes to remember context
  • Never lose important redirect data
  
  Professional PDF Export
  • Generate beautiful, shareable PDF reports
  • Perfect for client presentations and documentation
  • Export individual chains or your entire history
  • Includes all redirect details, headers, and scoring
  
  Side Panel Mode
  • Monitor redirects in real-time as you browse
  • Keep the panel open while navigating between pages
  • Ideal for testing redirect implementations
  
  Modern UI Design
  • NEW: Clean border-only theme – no distracting shadows
  • NEW: Compact, expandable Chain Score cards
  • Full URLs displayed without truncation
  • Hover effects for better visual feedback
  • Dark mode for late-night debugging sessions
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  📊 SEO SCORING EXPLAINED
  
  RedirectWise analyzes your redirect chains using industry best practices:
  
  Grade A (90-100): Excellent – Clean, efficient redirect chain
  Grade B (75-89): Good – Minor optimizations possible
  Grade C (60-74): Fair – Some issues need attention
  Grade D (40-59): Poor – Significant problems detected
  Grade F (0-39): Critical – Major issues requiring immediate fix
  
  The scoring considers:
  • Number of redirect hops (-5 points per hop)
  • Tracking redirects (reduced penalty for bit.ly, t.co, etc.)
  • Redirect type (301 permanent vs 302 temporary)
  • Client-side vs server-side redirects
  • Chain speed and performance
  • Protocol consistency (HTTP to HTTPS)
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  🎯 WHO IS THIS FOR?
  
  SEO Professionals
  Audit redirect implementations, check competitor URLs, verify site migrations, and ensure link equity flows correctly.
  
  Web Developers
  Debug redirect issues, verify server configurations, test URL rewrite rules, and ensure proper redirect behavior.
  
  Digital Marketers
  Track campaign URLs, verify affiliate links, check landing page redirects, and ensure tracking parameters persist.
  
  QA Testers
  Validate redirect implementations, test edge cases, document redirect behavior, and verify requirements.
  
  Technical Auditors
  Generate professional reports, document redirect chains, and provide evidence for recommendations.
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  🚀 HOW TO USE
  
  1. Install RedirectWise from the Chrome Web Store
  2. Navigate to any website – redirects are captured automatically
  3. Click the RedirectWise icon to view the redirect chain
  4. Analyze the SEO score and recommendations
  5. Export as PDF or save to history for later reference
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  🔒 PRIVACY & PERMISSIONS
  
  RedirectWise respects your privacy:
  
  • No data collection – All data stays in your browser
  • No external servers – Nothing is sent to third parties
  • No tracking – We don't monitor your browsing
  • Local storage only – History is stored on your device
  
  Why we need permissions:
  • webRequest – To intercept and analyze HTTP redirects
  • webNavigation – To track page navigation events
  • tabs – To identify which tab you're viewing
  • storage – To save your history and preferences locally
  • Host permissions – To track redirects on any website you choose to visit
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  💡 COMMON USE CASES
  
  Site Migration Audits
  Verify that old URLs properly redirect to new destinations with 301 status codes.
  
  Affiliate Link Checking
  Ensure affiliate tracking URLs redirect correctly and preserve parameters.
  
  Campaign URL Testing
  Test UTM-tagged URLs to confirm they reach the correct landing page.
  
  Competitor Analysis
  See how competitor URLs are structured and where they redirect.
  
  HTTPS Migration Verification
  Confirm all HTTP URLs properly redirect to HTTPS versions.
  
  Redirect Loop Detection
  Identify and diagnose infinite redirect loops causing errors.
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  📋 REDIRECT TYPES DETECTED
  
  • 301 Moved Permanently – URL has permanently moved (passes SEO value)
  • 302 Found – Temporary redirect (use sparingly for SEO)
  • 303 See Other – Redirect after POST request
  • 307 Temporary Redirect – Temporary, preserves request method
  • 308 Permanent Redirect – Permanent, preserves request method
  • Meta Refresh – Client-side HTML redirect
  • JavaScript Redirect – Client-side JS redirect
  • HSTS Redirect – Browser-enforced HTTPS upgrade
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  ⚡ WHAT MAKES REDIRECTWISE DIFFERENT?
  
  Unlike simple redirect checkers, RedirectWise:
  
  ✓ Works passively as you browse – no need to manually enter URLs
  ✓ Provides smart SEO scoring with tracking domain awareness
  ✓ Rewards fast redirects and penalizes slow ones
  ✓ Saves up to 2,000 history entries for reference
  ✓ Exports professional PDF reports
  ✓ Detects client-side and HSTS redirects others miss
  ✓ Shows precise timing for performance analysis
  ✓ Offers both popup and side panel modes
  ✓ Features a beautiful, modern interface with clean design
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  🛠️ SUPPORT
  
  Have questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you!

  Stop guessing about redirects. RedirectWise automatically captures every HTTP redirect in real-time, giving you complete visibility into redirect chains, response headers, and SEO impact – all from a clean, intuitive interface.
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  🔄 WHAT IS REDIRECTWISE?
  
  RedirectWise is a powerful browser extension designed for SEO professionals, web developers, and digital marketers who need to understand how URLs redirect. Whether you're debugging a broken redirect chain, auditing a website migration, or checking competitor URLs, RedirectWise shows you exactly what's happening behind the scenes.
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  ✨ KEY FEATURES
  
  Real-Time Redirect Tracking
  • Automatically captures all redirect types: 301, 302, 303, 307, 308
  • Detects client-side redirects (JavaScript and meta refresh)
  • Identifies HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) browser-cached redirects
  • Works on any website you visit
  • NEW: Perfectly synchronized real-time recording across both the Popup and Side Panel
  
  Smart SEO Chain Health Score
  • Get an instant A-F grade for every redirect chain
  • Tracking domain detection – bit.ly, t.co, goo.gl get appropriate scoring
  • Speed-based scoring – Fast chains are rewarded, slow redirects penalized
  • Receive actionable recommendations to fix issues
  • Identify problems like redirect loops, excessive hops, and mixed protocols
  
  Detailed Response Headers
  • View complete HTTP response headers for each redirect hop
  • Inspect cache-control, content-type, server, and custom headers
  • Toggle headers visibility for a cleaner view
  • Perfect for debugging and technical audits
  
  Redirect Timing Analysis
  • See exactly how long each redirect takes in milliseconds
  • Identify slow redirects affecting page load performance
  • Fast chain bonus (+5 for chains under 500ms)
  • NEW: View exact delay gap timings between individual redirect hops
  
  Persistent History Dashboard
  • Browse all your past redirect chains anytime
  • Store up to 2,000 redirect history entries
  • Search and filter by URL, date, or SEO grade
  • Mark important entries as favorites
  • Add notes to remember context
  • NEW: Full-page Settings Sidebar for advanced multi-tab configuration
  
  Professional PDF Export
  • Generate beautiful, shareable PDF reports
  • Perfect for client presentations and documentation
  • Export individual chains or your entire history
  • Includes all redirect details, headers, and scoring
  
  Side Panel Mode
  • Monitor redirects in real-time as you browse
  • Keep the panel open while navigating between pages
  • NEW: Flawless, lag-free auto-scrolling locked onto incoming real-time streams
  • Ideal for testing redirect implementations
  
  Modern UI Design
  • NEW: Granular visibility toggles to show/hide Chain Score analysis globally
  • High-performance native CSS animations
  • Clean border-only theme – no distracting shadows
  • Compact, expandable Chain Score cards
  • Full URLs displayed without truncation
  • Dark mode for late-night debugging sessions
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  📊 SEO SCORING EXPLAINED
  
  RedirectWise analyzes your redirect chains using industry best practices:
  
  Grade A (90-100): Excellent – Clean, efficient redirect chain
  Grade B (75-89): Good – Minor optimizations possible
  Grade C (60-74): Fair – Some issues need attention
  Grade D (40-59): Poor – Significant problems detected
  Grade F (0-39): Critical – Major issues requiring immediate fix
  
  The scoring considers:
  • Number of redirect hops (-5 points per hop)
  • Tracking redirects (reduced penalty for bit.ly, t.co, etc.)
  • Redirect type (301 permanent vs 302 temporary)
  • Client-side vs server-side redirects
  • Chain speed and performance
  • Protocol consistency (HTTP to HTTPS)
  
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  
  🎯 WHO IS THIS FOR?
  
  SEO Professionals
  Audit redirect implementations, check competitor URLs, verify site migrations, and ensure link equity flows correctly.
  
  Web Developers
  Debug redirect issues, verify server configurations, test URL rewrite rules, and ensure proper redirect behavior.
  
  Digital Marketers
  Track campaign URLs, verify affiliate links, check landing page redirects, and ensure tracking parameters persist.
  
  QA Testers
  Validate redirect implementations, test edge cases, document redirect behavior, and verify requirements.
  
  Technical Auditors
  Generate professional reports, document redirect chains, and provide evidence for recommendations.
  
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  🚀 HOW TO USE
  
  1. Install RedirectWise from the Chrome Web Store
  2. Navigate to any website – redirects are captured automatically
  3. Click the RedirectWise icon to view the redirect chain
  4. Analyze the SEO score and recommendations
  5. Export as PDF or save to history for later reference
  
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  🔒 PRIVACY & PERMISSIONS
  
  RedirectWise respects your privacy:
  
  • No data collection – All data stays in your browser
  • No external servers – Nothing is sent to third parties
  • No tracking – We don't monitor your browsing
  • Local storage only – History is stored on your device
  
  Why we need permissions:
  • webRequest – To intercept and analyze HTTP redirects
  • webNavigation – To track page navigation events
  • tabs – To identify which tab you're viewing
  • storage – To save your history and preferences locally
  • Host permissions – To track redirects on any website you choose to visit
  
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  💡 COMMON USE CASES
  
  Site Migration Audits
  Verify that old URLs properly redirect to new destinations with 301 status codes.
  
  Affiliate Link Checking
  Ensure affiliate tracking URLs redirect correctly and preserve parameters.
  
  Campaign URL Testing
  Test UTM-tagged URLs to confirm they reach the correct landing page.
  
  Competitor Analysis
  See how competitor URLs are structured and where they redirect.
  
  HTTPS Migration Verification
  Confirm all HTTP URLs properly redirect to HTTPS versions.
  
  Redirect Loop Detection
  Identify and diagnose infinite redirect loops causing errors.
  
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  📋 REDIRECT TYPES DETECTED
  
  • 301 Moved Permanently – URL has permanently moved (passes SEO value)
  • 302 Found – Temporary redirect (use sparingly for SEO)
  • 303 See Other – Redirect after POST request
  • 307 Temporary Redirect – Temporary, preserves request method
  • 308 Permanent Redirect – Permanent, preserves request method
  • Meta Refresh – Client-side HTML redirect
  • JavaScript Redirect – Client-side JS redirect
  • HSTS Redirect – Browser-enforced HTTPS upgrade
  
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  ⚡ WHAT MAKES REDIRECTWISE DIFFERENT?
  
  Unlike simple redirect checkers, RedirectWise:
  
  ✓ Works passively as you browse – no need to manually enter URLs
  ✓ Provides smart SEO scoring with tracking domain awareness
  ✓ Rewards fast redirects and penalizes slow ones
  ✓ Saves up to 2,000 history entries for reference
  ✓ Exports professional PDF reports
  ✓ Detects client-side and HSTS redirects others miss
  ✓ Shows precise timing for performance analysis
  ✓ Offers both popup and side panel modes
  ✓ Features a beautiful, modern interface with clean design
  
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  🛠️ SUPPORT
  
  Have questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you!

Permissions & access

Permissions

webRequestwebNavigationtabsstoragesidePanel

Host access

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