308 Redirect
In one line
A 308 redirect is the modern permanent redirect — same long-term meaning as 301, but it preserves the original request method instead of forcing GET.
Going deeper
A 308 carries the same long-term meaning as a 301: 'this resource has permanently moved'. The distinction is method preservation — historically clients often turned a POST into a GET when handling 301, while 308 forbids that downgrade.
Search engines treat 308 essentially like 301 for SEO purposes, consolidating signals onto the new URL. In day-to-day practice, though, 301 remains the dominant choice — without a specific reason to prefer 308, most teams stick with 301 by default.
Where 308 genuinely makes sense is permanent moves of API endpoints or form POST handlers, where keeping the request method intact actually matters. For ordinary content URL migrations, a plain 301 is enough.
Related terms
301 Redirect
A 301 redirect is the HTTP status code that says a URL has moved permanently — passing essentially all of the original page's link equity to the new URL.
SEO307 Redirect
A 307 redirect is the HTTP/1.1 temporary redirect — unlike 302, it preserves the original request method (GET, POST, etc.) instead of silently switching to GET.
SEO302 Redirect
A 302 redirect tells engines that a URL is temporarily redirected — search engines keep indexing the original URL rather than transferring signals to the destination.
SEOHTTP Status Codes
HTTP status codes are the standard server responses (200, 301, 404, 500 and so on) that tell crawlers how to treat a request — and in SEO they directly steer indexing decisions.
SEOSite Migration
Site migration is any change that touches the substance of a site — domain, platform, URL structure, redesign — and historically the project where SEO equity is most at risk.
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