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Meta refresh redirect

Medium priorityTechnical

The page uses <meta http-equiv="refresh"> to reload or redirect, which is slow and unreliable for users and crawlers.

What triggers this issue

  • A <meta http-equiv="refresh"> tag is present.

Why it matters

A meta refresh loads the first page fully before moving on, breaks the back button and can disorient screen-reader users. Search engines handle it less reliably than a server redirect.

How to fix it

  1. Replace it with a server-side 301 redirect.
  2. If you need to refresh content, update it with JavaScript instead of reloading the page.

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