As part of [changing a SharePoint site address](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/sharepoint/change-site-address), [moving a site to a different geo location](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/enterprise/move-sharepoint-between-geo-locations), or [swapping a site](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/sharepoint/modern-root-site#replace-your-root-site), we automatically create redirects to ensure that links pointing to the prior URL continue to work. These redirects are sites that use a special site template at the prior site URL.