: Should i redirect to rename URI? Lets take this site, the path is /questions/Question-ID/title If a user writes the below it still works. On my site I was wondering if i should redirect the

@Pope3001725

If you redirect use a 301 as you want the redirect to be permanent.

As far as should you redirect? I don't think it's necessary. Just use canonical URLs so the search engines know which URL is the primary URL. I recommend having it be the one with the keywords in it.

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@Yeniel560

It's a good habit to provide an unique URL for every resource in your site.
So the answer is yes, it's a good idea to redirect the user if it enters an incomplete URL.

In your case, the redirect should set a 301 HTTP Status code because you are permanently redirecting

/questions/Question-ID


to

/questions/Question-ID


This change will also reduce page duplication and help search engines to consolidate your ranking.

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