How can I create a dynamic 302 redirect in Webflow for my CMS collection so that domain.com/summit automatically redirects to the latest year, such as domain.com/summit/2023?
To create a dynamic 302 redirect in Webflow for your CMS collection, follow these steps:
- Add a new text field to your CMS collection
- Go to your Collection settings in the Webflow Designer
- Click on the "Fields" tab
- Add a new text field, let's call it "Year"
- Populate the "Year" field with the desired year for each collection item
- Edit each collection item and enter the respective year in the "Year" field
- Set up the redirect
- Go to your Project settings
- Click on the "Hosting" tab
- Scroll down to the "Redirects" section
- Click on the "Add redirect rule" button
- Configure the redirect rule
- In the "Source path" field, enter "/summit"
- In the "Destination path" field, enter "/summit/{Year}"
- Select the option for temporary 302 redirect
- Make sure to check the "Wildcard" box next to the "Source path"
- Publish your site
- Click on the "Publish" button in the top-right corner of the Webflow Designer
- Once the publish is complete, the dynamic redirect should work
Now, when a user visits "domain.com/summit", they will be automatically redirected to the latest year page, such as "domain.com/summit/2023", based on the value you entered in the "Year" field for the latest collection item.
Additional SEO tip: To ensure that search engines properly understand and index your dynamic redirect, you can also implement canonical tags on each year-specific page (e.g., "domain.com/summit/2023") pointing to the main "domain.com/summit" page. This will help consolidate the ranking signals and avoid potential duplicate content issues.
Example canonical tag:
<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.domain.com/summit">Note: It's important to regularly update the "Year" field for the latest collection item to ensure that the redirect always points to the correct year.
Additional Questions:
- How do I add a field to my CMS collection in Webflow?
- How can I set up a redirect rule in Webflow?
- What are canonical tags and how can I use them in Webflow for SEO?
