SEO Friendly Redirect on a Single Page in IIS
If you’re changing the internal structure of your website or simply putting up a new site with different pages (i.e. oldpage.html is becoming newpage.asp), then IIS can redirect the old pages to the new one on a page-by-page basis. And it will do it correctly using a 301 Response so search engines will update their records accordingly without penalizing you.
Instructions to Redirect Single Pages in IIS
- Open up IIS on the server
- Open up the Website on the left pane
- Right Click the page you want to change on the right pane and select Properties
- Select “A Redirection to a URL”
- Check “The exact URL entered above” and “A permanent redirection to this resource”.
- Enter the full URL to the new website page (i.e. http://www.example.com/page.asp)
- Press OK. You’re done.
- Test the page. You may have to restart IIS or the website for changes to take effect.