Configure Redirects

If you want to automatically redirect shoppers who land on a certain URL to another URL, use redirects. For example, you may want to redirect shoppers who type in the URL yourSite.com/clothing to your apparel category page.

Add Redirects Individually

You can add redirects to your site one at a time using Site Builder.

1. Go to Main > Site Builder > Redirects.
2. Use the context switcher to select your site.
3. Click Create New Redirects.
4. Under Source, enter the relative path of the page you want to redirect from. Use the wildcard operator, *, to allow parts of the URL to match any combination of characters. The following table provides examples of using wildcards in redirects.

   Source Redirect	Matching URL
   headphones*deals	www.yourSite.com/headphones-any-random-pattern-deals
   *esigner-*eans/*	www.yourSite.com/designer-jeans/size-34

5. Under Destination, enter the absolute or relative path of the page you want to redirect to.
6. Enable Active to turn the redirect on immediately upon save. Alternatively, leave this option disabled to turn the redirect on at a later date.
7. (Optional) Enable Rewrite to keep the source URL from changing during the redirect.
8. (Optional) Enable Copy Query String to copy query strings from the source URL to the destination URL.
   • You can add query strings after the source URL separator using the following syntax: queryParameter=value.
   • Use an asterisk to denote a wildcard value.
   • Use an ampersand to denote multiple parameters.
   • To specify the query string parameter in the destination URL, enclose it in brackets.
9. The following is an example of copying a query string parameter (productID) with a wild card value followed by UTM codes from a source URL of yourSite.com/myProduct to a destination URL of yourSite.com/p:

   Source	myProduct?productID=*&utm_source=channel&utm_medium=medium&utm_campaign=yourCampaign
   Destination	p/{productID}?utm_campaign={utm_campaign}

10. (Optional) Enable Temporary to create a 302 redirect (temporary) rather than a 301 redirect (permanent).
11. (Optional) Overwrite the default order that Kibo eCommerce processes redirects by specifying a Priority for a redirect. Setting a higher number forces Kibo eCommerce to process the redirect before redirects with a lower priority number.
    
    By default, Kibo eCommerce processes redirects that contain fewer variables or query string parameters before it processes redirects that contain a greater number of variables or query string parameters. For example, a redirect with a source URL of user/login processes before a redirect with a source URL of user/login?key=value.
12. Click Save.

Import Multiple Redirects

If you are adding many redirects at once, you can save time by importing a CSV (comma-separated) file. The following image shows an example CSV file created in Excel:

To import a CSV file:

1. Go to Main > Site Builder > Redirects.
2. Use the context switcher to select your site.
3. Click the dots next to Create New Redirect and then click Import.
4. Select the CSV file to import and click Open.

Export Redirects

Exporting redirects is useful for preserving your existing redirects or for transferring redirects between sites.

1. Go to Main > Site Builder > Redirects.
2. Use the context switcher to select your site.
3. Click the dots next to Create New Redirect and then click Export.

A CSV file downloads to your computer. You can add new redirects to the end of the file and then import the file back in.