Worth knowing
One clean permanent redirect is usually easier to reason about.
If an old URL permanently moved, aim for a direct 301 or 308 to the final destination rather than a chain of intermediate URLs.
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The annoying bit
It gets there eventually. Google has to follow three detours first.
A browser hides redirect chains beautifully. You click once and arrive. Crawlers still have to request every hop, and accidental loops or temporary redirects are easy to miss.
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