Full Redirect Chain Map
LinkJuice parses your Screaming Frog redirect chain export and reconstructs the complete hop sequence for every redirect path on your site. Each chain is displayed from its entry point URL through every intermediate hop to the final destination, with hop count and an estimated cumulative equity loss shown alongside. This gives you an immediate read on which chains are doing the most damage — a six-hop chain is a very different problem from a two-hop one.
Chains are grouped by entry point rather than by individual hop, which means you see the full picture of each problem in one row rather than having to trace it manually across multiple rows of a spreadsheet.
- Traces every redirect hop from source to final destination
- Groups chains by entry point for easy prioritization
- Shows total hop count and cumulative equity loss estimate
Internal Links Pointing to Redirect Targets
Knowing a redirect chain exists is useful. Knowing which of your internal links are actively sending equity through it is actionable. LinkJuice cross-references your redirect chain data against your full internal link graph to produce a list of every internal link that currently points to a non-final URL. The list is sorted by the estimated PageRank of the source page, putting the highest-equity wasters at the top.
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See your internal link equity in 30 seconds →Each row includes the direct final destination URL, so your development team or content editors can update the link without needing to trace the chain themselves. This transforms a complex redirect audit into a simple find-and-replace task.
- Lists all internal links that still point to a non-final URL
- Sorted by source page PageRank (highest equity waste first)
- Provides the direct final destination URL for each fix
Crawl Budget Impact Analysis
Every hop in a redirect chain is a separate HTTP request that Googlebot has to make before it reaches the actual page content. On a large site, hundreds of chained redirects can add up to thousands of extra requests per crawl session — requests that could have been spent discovering and re-indexing your best content instead. LinkJuice calculates the total overhead caused by your current redirect chains and projects how many Googlebot requests are being wasted per crawl cycle.
This baseline figure is also your before metric for measuring the impact of your fixes. After you implement direct links and consolidate chains, a re-audit will show the reduction in wasted requests, giving you a concrete ROI number for the work.
- Calculates total extra HTTP requests caused by chains
- Shows how many Googlebot crawl requests are wasted per day
- Baseline for measuring improvement after fixes
Export Fix List for Implementation
The fix export delivers a four-column CSV: source page, current link target, final destination URL, and anchor text. This format is ready for direct import into most CMS bulk-update tools or for handoff to a developer who can run a database find-and-replace. Nothing needs to be reformatted or interpreted — the file tells you exactly which link on exactly which page needs to change to exactly what value.
After implementation, re-audit mode compares the new Screaming Frog export against the previous snapshot and shows the reduction in chain count, confirming your fixes are live and correctly resolved.
- CSV: source page, current link target, final destination, anchor text
- Ready for developer handoff or CMS bulk-update tools
- Re-audit mode shows chain reduction after fixes are deployed
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Find your site's weakest links before Google does →Frequently Asked Questions
- How much PageRank is lost in a redirect chain?
- Google's official position is that a single 301 redirect passes close to full PageRank. However, multiple hops compound losses. Industry testing suggests 3-10% loss per hop, meaning a 3-hop chain can lose 10-30% of the original equity.
- What is the difference between a redirect chain and a redirect loop?
- A redirect chain is a sequence of redirects from A to B to C to D (a final destination). A redirect loop has no final destination — A redirects to B which redirects back to A. LinkJuice flags both.
- Should I fix redirect chains in my .htaccess or by updating internal links?
- Both, ideally. Consolidate server-side redirects to a single hop, AND update internal links to point directly to the final destination URL. This eliminates the chain entirely rather than just shortening it.
- Do redirect chains affect crawl budget?
- Yes. Every hop in a chain is a separate HTTP request. On a large site with hundreds of chained redirects, this can meaningfully reduce the number of unique pages Google crawls per day.
- How do I find redirect chains in Screaming Frog?
- In Screaming Frog, go to Reports > Redirect Chains. Export this as a CSV, along with the All Inlinks export. Upload both to LinkJuice for a combined redirect chain and equity-impact analysis.
Stop Losing PageRank to Redirect Chains
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