Link Redirect Trace

The all-in-one redirect path analyzer. It also analyzes protocol headers, REL-canonicals, robots.txt, backlink power, and trust!

Link Redirect Trace is a powerful Chrome extension designed for in-depth analysis of redirect paths and related SEO factors. Offering advanced checks on protocol headers, REL-canonical tags, robots.txt rules, and backlink metrics such as LRT Power and Trust, it provides SEO professionals with a complete and accurate picture of redirects.

Ideal for on-page and off-page SEO, competitor research, and troubleshooting, this tool instantly reveals details like crawler blocking via robots.txt or X-Robots-Tags, URLs dropping cookies, NOINDEX/NOFOLLOW tags, and bot-specific blocks. Enhance your SEO strategy with comprehensive redirect insights using Link Redirect Trace.

Manifest V3
Users:
100,000+
Rating:
4.84
(348)
Version:
1.1.5.27 (Last updated: 2024-06-15)
Creation date:
2018-09-27
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • webRequest
  • webNavigation
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size:
562.18K
Full description:
See detailed description
Updated:
14 hours ago

Other platforms

Link Redirect Trace (v0.9.13.2resigned1)
3,189+ 4.35 (17)

User reviews

Users find Link Redirect Trace highly valuable for SEO and web development tasks involving redirects. Its clear interface and functionality save considerable time. While it mostly provides accurate information, some users noted occasional indexing data confusion due to site-specific robots rules. Copying specific values remains inconvenient. Overall, it is regarded as a must-have free tool with excellent utility and user satisfaction.
Pros
  • Very useful and essential for SEO work and web development
  • Clear and wonderful user interface
  • Helps in debugging redirects and verifying URL redirects effectively
  • Saves time when dealing with multiple redirects
  • Free and highly appreciated by users
Cons
  • Inconvenient to copy individual values; the copy button only copies all headers, which is rarely needed
  • Occasional unreliable or misleading information about indexing status due to robots rules (not a bug)
Recent reviews
Very useful. Wonderful UI.
by Dev MerchPay, 2025-02-24

好用
by 余方杨, 2024-12-25

Its Stunning.
by Ahmad Iqbal, 2024-12-18
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Extension safety

Risk impact
Very high risk impact

Link Redirect Trace requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
Moderate risk likelihood

Link Redirect Trace is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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