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1. StevenDanielFuller
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #
   

   I'm a newbie -- so thank you ahead of time for your patience and help.

   I have a static page on my website.
   Want to link to it via a post.
   So I am doing a 302 redirect from the post to the static page.

   So I am clicking "make redirect active."
   In "redirect URL" I am inputting the url for the static page.
   And for type of redirect I am using 302 permanent.

   Am I doing that right.

   And my question is -- should I also check the "nofollow" box? What would that do?

   Thank you.

   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/quick-pagepost-redirect-plugin/

2. prophecy2040
   Member
   Plugin Author
   Posted 11 months ago #
   

   that sounds correct as long as you want the URL for the post to actually go to the static page all the time (at least for a period of time). The 302 tells search engines that it is only a temporary move and not to update the URL in the search results. If you want it to be permanent, use the 301.

   For No Follow:
   Use the 'no follow' when you want a link to be redirected, but don't necessarily want the search engines to follow the link.

   An example would be a link that you have going to a different site, say for advertising or affiliate reasons, you could use 'no follow' so the search engines do not index it as a link you are using on your site. Under normal circumstances, you would not need the 'no follow' option.

3. StevenDanielFuller
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #
   

   Thank you so much -- very helpful.

   So are there any SEO advantages to using "no follow" for the post (while still having search engines be able to find the page)?

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