Guides
Shopify redirect guides
Practical notes on URL redirects for stores moving to Shopify.
Shopify migration redirect checklist: test the file before you launchA step-by-step checklist for the URL redirects in a Shopify migration: collecting old URLs, mapping them, checking the CSV for loops, chains, duplicates and dead targets, importing and testing.Find redirect loops and chains in a Shopify CSV before you import itA redirect loop sends visitors in a circle until the browser gives up. A chain makes them hop through several addresses. How to spot both in a Shopify redirect CSV before you import it.Why Shopify ignores your redirect when the old URL still loadsA Shopify URL redirect only fires when the old address would return a 404. If a page, product or collection still lives there, the redirect is ignored. How to find these rows and fix them.URLs Shopify cannot redirectShopify does not redirect every address. The list of paths that cannot be redirected, the limits on how many redirects a store can have, and what to do instead.Matrixify Redirects sheet: commands and why rows failHow the Matrixify Redirects sheet works: the Path, Target and Command columns, what NEW, MERGE, UPDATE, REPLACE and DELETE do, and the reasons a row fails on import.
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Rowmill Redirect Check runs these checks on a Shopify redirect CSV or a Matrixify Redirects sheet. It is free, it runs in your browser, and your file is never uploaded.
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