X-Redirect-By

HTTP response header

X-Redirect-By header allows users to find what component is responsible a redirect. Every system that sends a redirect and/or has a method in place for sending redirects should prefix that redirect. Right before the location header, there should be an X-Redirect-By header with an identifier as its value. This identifier should clearly identify which piece of software performed the redirect.

Header usage statistics

X-Redirect-By response header information and usage statistics.
Websites using header X-Redirect-By7,036,259
Percentage of websites that use X-Redirect-By header8.58%
Total discovered header values2,885
Header uses directivesNo
Header values are unique or randomNo
Most popular in the country United States

X-Redirect-By Directives

X-Redirect-By directives value information and usage statistics
DirectiveShareWebsites countUnique Values

Connected technologies

Technologies that utilize the header
WordPress, category Content Management System, total 18,929,953 websites
Yoast SEO, category Wordpress Plugins, total 5,630,202 websites
All in One SEO Pack, category Wordpress Plugins, total 1,226,418 websites
Rank Math, category Wordpress Plugins, total 683,063 websites
Polylang, category Wordpress Plugins, total 323,666 websites
TYPO3 CMS, category Content Management System, total 220,114 websites
Moodle, category Content Management System, total 49,084 websites
Permalink Manager, category Miscellaneous, total 9,100 websites
Simple Website Redirect, category Miscellaneous, total 2,718 websites
Safe Redirect Manager, category Miscellaneous, total 1,781 websites

X-Redirect-By header usage distribution by website rank



Geographical Distribution

Header usage distribution by websites across the globe.



Websites utilizing X-Redirect-By

List of websites that use X-Redirect-By header
DomainCountryRankContacts
s-origin.wordpress.com United States76
creativecommons.org United States139
openjsf.org United States234
www.e-recht24.de Germany266
de.wordpress.org United States287
akismet.com United States444
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Common header values

List of top common X-Redirect-By header values
Header valueValue prevalence
WordPress94.23%
Polylang1.91%
redirection1.51%
Solid Security0.34%
Yoast SEO0.28%
Moodle0.22%
Yoast SEO Premium0.20%
iThemes Security0.19%
Rank Math0.18%
Polylang Pro0.16%
Simply.com0.12%
Permalink Manager0.12%
TYPO3 Shortcut/Mountpoint0.10%
WPML0.05%
SitePad0.03%
Simple Website Redirect 1.2.80.03%
AIOSEO0.03%
Safe Redirect Manager0.02%
TYPO3 Redirect 10.01%
Really Simple SSL0.01%