# Redirects

> Send an old address to a new one, so bookmarks and search results keep working after you move a page.

Source: https://veldhost.eu/docs/redirects

Last verified: 2026-11-12

Moved or renamed a page? A redirect sends visitors (and search engines) from the old address to the new one. Redirects here are permanent (301): browsers and search engines remember the new address.

## Before you start

- The site must be live.
- Redirects are on the site's **Settings** tab, the account's owner, administrators and developers see (developers see the sections they may change). See [team roles](https://veldhost.eu/docs/roles-and-permissions).

## Add a redirect

1. Open [Sites](https://manage.veldhost.eu/portal/sites) → your site → **Settings** → **Redirects**.
2. In **From**, type the old path on your site, starting with `/`: `/old-page`.
3. In **To**, type where it should go: another path on your site (`/new-page`) or a full address starting with `http://` or `https://` (`https://example.com/page`).
4. Press **Add**. The page confirms "Redirect saved — live within a minute."

The redirect appears in the table above the form. The band's note shows how many you have used of the per-site limit.

## What a redirect matches

- **Exactly one path.** `/old-page` and `/old-page/` are different addresses. If visitors reach both, add a redirect for each.
- **Simple characters only.** Paths may contain letters, numbers and `/ . _ ~ -`. Spaces, `%`-encoded characters and `?` are not accepted.
- **Not the home page.** `/` can't be redirected, and a path can't redirect to itself.
- **One redirect per path.** To change where a path goes, remove its redirect and add it again.

> **Note:** A redirect wins over your site. Once it is live, your site no longer answers on the old path, even if the page still exists there.

## Remove a redirect

Press **Remove** on its row and confirm. Visitors to the old address are no longer sent on; they get whatever your site serves there. It applies within a minute.

## Related

- [Connect your own domain](https://veldhost.eu/docs/connect-your-domain)
- [Upload your website](https://veldhost.eu/docs/upload-your-site)
- [Put a password on a site](https://veldhost.eu/docs/site-password-gate)