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Meta Refresh Checker

Check pasted meta refresh tags locally before publishing redirects, legacy templates, or migration QA notes.

Pasted HTML stays in your browser. No crawling, redirect following, or storage.
Refresh tags
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  1. 5s /new-page/ 5; url=/new-page/
Meta refresh markup was found without critical pasted-snippet warnings.

Meta Refresh Checker workflow tips

Use this pasted-input SEO QA tool when legacy templates or migration exports contain meta refresh redirects. Check the refresh signal here, then review canonical tags, robots directives, sitemap URLs, and page metadata before publishing. This tool does not crawl live URLs or follow redirects.

What this tool does

Meta Refresh Checker finds http-equiv refresh tags, extracts delay and URL values, and flags near-instant refresh behavior, duplicates, missing delay values, and unusual relative targets.

Common use cases

Check pasted HTML head snippets for meta refresh redirects during SEO QA, migration review, or legacy template cleanup.

Use Meta Refresh Checker during a pasted-input SEO QA pass before publishing or handing off a page. It helps review copied metadata, snippets, headings, social tags, or canonical signals without crawling a live URL.

How to use it

  1. Paste a meta refresh tag, an HTML head snippet, or copied page source.
  2. Review the refresh count, delay seconds, destination URL, and warnings.
  3. Prefer server-side redirects for permanent moves, then continue with canonical, robots, and sitemap checks.

Example workflow

Paste the relevant title, description, tag block, heading outline, or canonical markup from your draft page. Review the warnings and preview output, make edits in your CMS or document, then recheck the same pasted input before publishing.

Privacy note

Client-side only: this pasted-input SEO QA tool runs in your browser and does not crawl live URLs, follow redirects, upload HTML, or store input.

FAQ

Does this meta refresh checker follow redirects?

No. It only reads pasted HTML in your browser and does not fetch URLs, follow redirects, crawl pages, upload snippets, or store input.

What issues can it flag?

It flags missing delay values, duplicate meta refresh tags, near-instant refresh behavior, and unusual refresh URL formats in pasted markup.

Should I use meta refresh for permanent redirects?

Usually no. For permanent moves, server-side redirects are more reliable. This checker helps spot pasted meta refresh tags during QA.

Explore more tools

Browse the SEO Tools hub or continue with the SEO QA Toolkit when this task is part of a larger workflow.