Thomas Serre

Thomas Serre

Machine and Biological Vision • Computational Neuroscience • AI • NeuroAI • XAI

Brown University
Providence, RI 02912



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Google Search Console: “Page with redirect” Error Fix

Understanding the Error

You’re seeing “Page with redirect” errors in Google Search Console for https://tserre.github.io/. This is happening because:

  1. Your site is correctly configured with custom domain thomas-serre.com
  2. GitHub Pages automatically redirects tserre.github.iothomas-serre.com
  3. Google Search Console tracks both domains and flags the redirects as “errors”

Why This Happens

When you set up a custom domain (thomas-serre.com) on GitHub Pages:

The Solution

Since you’re using thomas-serre.com as your primary domain, you should focus on that property only:

  1. Go to Google Search Console: https://search.google.com/search-console
  2. Verify thomas-serre.com is your primary property:
    • Make sure thomas-serre.com is verified and active
    • Check that you’ve submitted the sitemap: https://thomas-serre.com/sitemap.xml
  3. Remove or ignore the tserre.github.io property:
    • You can either:
      • Remove it entirely (if you have access)
      • Simply ignore it and focus on thomas-serre.com only

Option 2: Acknowledge Redirects as Intentional

If you want to keep both properties:

  1. In Google Search Console, go to the tserre.github.io property
  2. For the “Page with redirect” errors:
    • Click on the error
    • Review the affected URLs
    • Understand that these redirects are expected and correct
  3. You can dismiss/acknowledge these as intentional redirects
  4. Google will eventually understand the redirects are permanent (301) and pass SEO value

Current Configuration Status

All settings are correctly configured:

What You Should Do

Immediate Actions:

  1. Focus on thomas-serre.com property in Google Search Console
    • This should be your primary property
    • Submit sitemap: https://thomas-serre.com/sitemap.xml
    • Monitor indexing status for thomas-serre.com
  2. Ignore redirect errors for tserre.github.io
    • These redirects are automatic and cannot be disabled
    • They’re the correct 301 redirects for SEO
    • Google will eventually understand they’re intentional
  3. Optional: Remove tserre.github.io property
    • If you don’t need to track it separately
    • Simplifies your Search Console dashboard
    • Focus all monitoring on thomas-serre.com

Why Redirects Are Good:

Expected Timeline

Verification Checklist

Summary

The redirect errors are not actual problems - they’re Google Search Console reporting on expected behavior. Your site is correctly configured. The redirects from tserre.github.io to thomas-serre.com are automatic (GitHub Pages), correct (301 permanent redirects), intentional (custom domain setup), and SEO-friendly (pass link equity).

Focus on monitoring thomas-serre.com in Google Search Console and either remove or ignore the tserre.github.io property. The redirect errors will resolve as Google understands the redirects are permanent and intentional.