PageSpeed: Avoid Multiple Page Redirects

Pages with resources that redirect which is an additional trip across the network and can delay the loading of the resource by hundreds of milliseconds.

How to Analyse in the SEO Spider

To populate this filter the PageSpeed Insights API must be connected via ‘Config > API Access > PSI’.

View URLs with this issue in the ‘PageSpeed’ tab and filter and use the lower ‘Resources’ tab and ‘status code’ column to see any resources that redirect on the page.

Export in bulk by highlighting all pages flagged and right click ‘Export > Resources’.

What Triggers This Issue

This issue is triggered when pages contain resources that undergo redirection, causing an additional trip across the network and potentially delaying the loading of the resource by hundreds of milliseconds.

How To Fix

Update resource links that redirect to their current location. It’s especially important to avoid redirects in resources required for your critical rendering path.