Main-version redirect to clean docs URLs
Let links with the main version path collapse to the versionless URL so the docs keep one clean default route instead of splitting authority across duplicate paths.
Why this can grow a startup
Versioned docs often make the default path look more fragmented than it needs to be. If the main version can resolve to the non-versioned URL, the canonical route stays simpler for users, support reps, and search engines. That reduces duplicate-link drift and makes it easier for the product, changelog, and onboarding flows to keep pointing at one obvious home.
Source-backed example
ReadMe says that if a visitor opens a URL containing the project's Main Version path, the visitor is redirected to the non-versioned URL.
Source-reported evidence
Source: ReadMe Docs · Browse ReadMe Docs tactics
ReadMe redirects links that include the Main Version path to the clean non-versioned URL.
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Source discovered: May 28, 2026
When to use it
Use this when Documentation, SEO, Website is relevant to canonicalization, technical seo, information architecture and you can run a bounded test with a free budget.
When not to use it
Do not use it as a substitute for customer evidence, a clear owner, or a measurable stop condition. Local platform rules and market behavior still need checking.
How to do it
- Choose one target segment and define the exact next action this tactic should prompt.
- Adapt the tactic to Documentation and SEO, using evidence from ReadMe Docs as context—not as a promised result.
- Record a baseline for: Qualified search visitors who complete the intended next action. Set a guardrail that would make you pause the test.
- Run a narrow pilot and choose a test window that fits the normal decision or use cycle; do not scale before you have observed the full cycle.
- Compare the signal with its baseline. Scale only if the intended action improves without crossing the guardrail; otherwise revise one variable or stop and record what you learned.
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