Other use of a 301 redirect

A 301 redirect can also be used for various tasks on your blog.

1 - When rewriting an old post
If you rewrite an old post and change the heading (which also changes the URL of the post) you can set up a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new URL.
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2 - Combining 2 old posts into one new
Set up a 301 redirect for each of the old posts to the new post

3 - When deleting old posts
If you find an old post to be out of date and you want to delete it, you can set up a 301 redirect for the old post to wherever you want the user to end up.
Just remember that if the visitor doesn't find what he expects to find, it's a bad user experience. It is always better to update old posts than to delete them.

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