Temporary or permanent redirect First you have to decide whether the redirect will be permanent (301), or just temporary (302). If you are uncertain, just pick temporary and switch later. Use cases from my understanding: Permanent 301 redirects:switching to another domainmerging multiple domainsswitching from HTTP to HTTPsbetter SEO experienceTemporary 302 redirect:testing (A/B testing, etc)single redirects to another domainredirect to a maintenance pageredirect traffic for load balancingBoth...