CHECK GLOSSARY · REFRESH-001

Meta refresh redirect

In plain words: A meta refresh is slower than a real redirect and is treated as a weaker signal.

How to fix it

Use a server-side 301 redirect instead.

Official sources

• Google: redirects

Related checks

• BLANK-001: Unsafe target=_blank links
• DOM-001: Very large page structure
• RENDER-001: Render-blocking scripts
• SOCIAL-002: Missing Twitter/X card tag

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