Exact vs Partial Redirect Matching

Exact and Partial control how the Redirects Manager decides whether an inbound request should trigger a redirect.

Exact Matching

Use Exact when the inbound URL must match URL In exactly.

If URL In is about-us and Exact is selected, the redirect applies only when the incoming path matches about-us.

Partial Matching

Use Partial when any inbound URL that begins with URL In should redirect.

If URL In is about-us and Partial is selected, the redirect can also apply to paths such as about-us/team, about-us/history, and about-us/contact.

Partial matching is useful when an entire section has moved, but it can affect more URLs than expected. Review the URL In value carefully before using Partial.

Circular Redirects

Redirects can create circular redirect behavior if the inbound path and destination are configured in a way that sends visitors back into another redirect. If redirect behavior looks unexpected, review the matching option and the destination URL first.

Learn More

For URL field formatting, see Understanding URL In, URL Out, and URL Hash.