What is an HTML redirect?

An HTML redirect (also sometimes called a meta refresh or meta redirect) is a way of redirecting one HTML page to another in the HTML source code. An HTML redirect includes instructions in the section of the document that tell the web browser to automatically refresh a different page, with an optional time delay before the refresh occurs.

How to automatically redirect a web page to another URL?

Page redirection is a situation where you clicked a URL to reach a page X but internally you were directed to another page Y. It happens due to page redirection. To redirect from an HTML page, use the META Tag.

How do I create a redirect?

HTTP redirects are the best way to create redirections, but sometimes you don't have control over the server. In that case, try a element with its http-equiv attribute set to Refresh in the of the page. When displaying the page, the browser will go to the indicated URL.

What is a permanent redirect?

Permanent redirects to preserve existing links/bookmarks after changing the site's URLs, progress pages when uploading a file, etc. In HTTP, redirection is triggered by a server sending a special redirect response to a request. Redirect responses have status codes that start with 3, and a Location header holding the URL to redirect to.