How to set up 301 redirects

What are 301 redirects?

A 301 redirect permanently sends visitors and search engines from an old URL to a new one. When migrating your job board to Cavuno, redirects ensure your existing links, bookmarks, and search engine rankings continue to work.

When to use redirects

• Platform migration — your old job board used different URL patterns (e.g. /careers/engineer instead of /jobs/senior-engineer)
• URL restructuring — you changed your URL scheme and want old links to keep working
• External references — other websites link to old paths on your domain

Add a redirect

1. Go to Board settings and select the Domains tab
2. Click Add redirect
3. Enter the source path (the old URL path visitors will arrive at)
4. Enter the destination (the new URL path or full external URL)
5. Click Add redirect

The redirect takes effect immediately.

Redirect types

Exact redirects

An exact redirect matches a single path:

• Source: /careers/engineer
• Destination: /jobs/senior-engineer-at-acme

Wildcard redirects

Wildcard redirects use regex capture groups to match patterns. Use (.*) to capture any text, then reference it with %1, %2, etc. in the destination:

• Source: /blog/(.*)
• Destination: /articles/%1

This redirects /blog/my-post to /articles/my-post.

For multiple capture groups:

• Source: /archive/(.*)/(.*)
• Destination: /content/%1/%2

This redirects /archive/2024/my-post to /content/2024/my-post.

Bulk import via CSV

For large migrations, upload a CSV file with two columns:

1234
old_path,new_path
/old-page,/new-page
/blog/(.*),/articles/%1
/about,https://example.com/about

1. Go to Board settings and select the Domains tab
2. Click Import CSV
3. Upload your CSV file
4. Review the preview and click Import

Reserved paths

You cannot create redirects for paths that are already used by Cavuno, including /jobs, /companies, /blog, /post, /auth, /admin, /api, and others. This prevents accidentally overriding working pages.

How it works

Redirects only apply to paths that don't match any existing Cavuno route. When a visitor lands on an unrecognized path:

1. Cavuno checks your redirect rules
2. If a match is found, the visitor is permanently redirected (HTTP 308/301)
3. If no match is found, a 404 page is shown

Exact matches are checked first, then wildcard rules in priority order.