[Shopify Tutorial] How to Create 301 Redirects - Remove 404 Errors, even if from external links!

*Stop losing customers to 404 errors! * In this Shopify tutorial, I show you how to quickly fix broken links using 301 redirects directly inside your Shopify Admin. Whether you’ve archived a product, deleted a page, or found a broken backlink from an external site (like a directory), a 301 redirect ensures your "link juice" and SEO stay healthy by rerouting users to a live page. Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction: What is a 301 Redirect? 0:45 – The Scenario: Fixing a broken 404 link from a directory site 1:30 – Migration Talk: WordPress (WooCommerce) vs. Shopify Redirects 2:15 – Step-by-Step: Where to find URL Redirects in Shopify Admin 3:00 – Creating the Redirect: Relative URLs and the "/" shortcut 3:45 – Testing the fix: From 404 Error to Homepage magic 4:30 – Why you should never delete a page without a redirect 5:10 – Summary & Subscribe! ______ 🔗 Resources Mentioned: Read the full Blog Post: https://designertofullstack.com/add-a-301-redirect-in-shopify/ Shopify Help Center: help.shopify.com 💡 Key Takeaways: Always Redirect: If you draft a product or delete a page, create a redirect. Fix Other People’s Mistakes: You can redirect typos or old links from external sites as long as they point to your domain. SEO Benefits: 301 redirects pass ranking power from the old URL to the new one. #shopifytutorial #shopifyseo #301redirect #ecommercefips #woocommerce-to-shopify #brokenlinks #404error More about this video: Learn how to quickly remove 404 errors from your Shopify website. Did you just run into a 404 error, page not found. No worries, it's easy to fix that right from your Shopify Admin. A 301 redirect is a server-level reroute of a URL that no longer exists. In my Starting a Shopify Store post I discuss and show how I took care of redirects for a move from Woocommerce to Shopify that kept the blog in tact. This meant the redirects lived on the WordPress site. Today, I'm going to show you how to add redirects on the Shopify platform. The scenario I'll show today is a store where there is a link on a nice directory site that is a 404 error. We'll fix that link on our end so the directory page creating a backlink is sent to the homepage.