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Redirect Generator

Turn a list of old and new URLs into redirect rules for lobsite.toml, Netlify, Vercel, Nginx and Apache .htaccess, with loops and chains caught.

One per line: old path, new path or URL, and optionally the status. :name matches one segment, a final * the rest (:splat in the target). A Netlify or Cloudflare _redirects file pastes in as it is.

lobsite.toml 5 rules
  • No loops, chains or duplicates.

301 → /posts/hello-world, from line 3

How to use it

  1. Paste your redirects, one per line: the old path, the new path or URL, and optionally the status (301 when you leave it out).
  2. Pick where they're going: lobsite.toml, Netlify or Cloudflare Pages (_redirects), Vercel (vercel.json), Nginx, or Apache (.htaccess).
  3. Fix anything the checks find, try a few paths in the box below, then copy or download the rules.

Moving from Netlify or Cloudflare Pages? Paste your _redirects file as it is.

Patterns

  • :name matches one path segment and can be used in the target: /blog/:slug /posts/:slug.
  • A final * matches the rest of the path, which is :splat in the target: /docs/* /guide/:splat.
  • The query string is passed on to the new address.
  • Rules are checked from the top and the first match wins, so put specific rules before general ones.

The same rules work in lobsite.toml. For Nginx and Apache, patterns become regular expressions with numbered groups.

Which status to use

  • 301 (permanent): the page has moved for good. Search engines move its ranking to the new address. Use this for most site moves.
  • 302 (temporary): the original address will come back, such as during a sale or maintenance.
  • 308 and 307: the permanent and temporary versions that keep the request method, for forms and APIs that POST to the old address.

Loops and chains

A loop (/a → /b → /a) means the page never loads. A chain (/a → /b → /c) works, but each hop adds a round trip and search engines may stop following after a few. The generator catches both, along with duplicate rules, where only the first one is used.

Frequently asked questions

How many redirects can I have?

lobsite.toml takes up to 1,000 rules. For whole sections, use a pattern like /old-blog/* /blog/:splat instead of one rule per page.

Can the old address be a full URL?

Paste it and the generator keeps just the path: redirects apply to the site they're deployed with. To move a whole domain, point it at the new site and redirect there.

Do redirects work without server access?

On Lobsite, Netlify, Vercel and Cloudflare Pages they're part of the deploy, so no server access is needed. On a plain file host, the fallback is a page with <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=/new">, which search engines treat like a redirect.

Is anything sent to a server?

No. The rules are checked and written in your browser.

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