Merlin
Link Redirect Trace

Link Redirect Trace

Perform advanced, comprehensive and most important correct analysis of links, redirects, and REL-canonicals. Use this extension for your SEO analysis, On page SEO, Off page SEO, competitor analysis and more.

What is Link Redirect Trace?
"Link Redirect Trace" is a versatile Firefox add-on designed to conduct comprehensive analysis of links, redirects, and REL-canonicals. It provides an essential tool for thorough SEO analysis, on-page and off-page SEO checks, competitor link analysis, and other purposes. This extension not only traces any kind of redirect, but also lets you view the strength of each link, check the full redirect chain, understand affiliate links, and even analyze 'LRT Power*Trust' for each redirect hop. It is an all-in-one solution built to replace partial solution extensions, providing the complete view of every redirect.
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Users: 3,816 ▲ 43
Rating: 4.35 (17)
Version: 0.9.13.2resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2016-12-06
Weekly download count: 79
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • webRequest
  • webNavigation
  • storage
  • downloads
Size: 413.78K
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Summary
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Perform advanced, comprehensive and most important correct analysis of links, redirects, and REL-canonicals. Use this extension for your SEO analysis, On page SEO, Off page SEO, competitor analysis and more.

Here are some of the things you can use the Link Redirect Trace plugin for: •check and find problems in your On page SEO •check and find problems in your Off page SEO (incoming links) •check your competitor’s links •check your affiliate links – understand who’s setting which cookie •understand the full redirect chain and reduce the hops if possible for faster load times •check your links after a website migration or redesign •check if a shortened URL points to a dangerous website •trace a hacker website redirect •track links from advertising and affiliate networks

See instantly if a hop if the page is blocked in robots.txt or X-Robots-Tags, has NOINDEX/NOFOLLOW tags on it or other technical issues like Bot-specific blocking. You can also see all cookies that are placed on each redirect hop. You can see the strength of each link and redirect page and analyze “LRT Power*Trust” (Power like Google PageRank and Trust like “Trust Rank” for each redirect hop.

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These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Easy to use and understand.
  • Great at showing redirect paths.
  • Helpful for debugging site issues
  • Simple to use, provides info on response/loading time of pages.
  • Useful for SEO, compatible with Firefox Quantum
Cons
  • Slows down browser significantly.
  • Adds significant time to browser opening and loading.
  • Collects cookies.
  • Inappropriate privacy policy.
  • May cause browser to become sluggish
Most mentioned
  • Browser slowing down
  • Easy to use.
  • Helpful in tracking redirects
  • Issues with Privacy Policy
  • Useful for debugging site issues
Recent reviews
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Safety
Risk impact

Link Redirect Trace is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Link Redirect Trace if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

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

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