Can the HTTP status be set with the redirect tag

Question

Although undocumented, according to this answer How do I force a 301 http status code using the redirect tag? adding a 301 parameter to the redirect tag should change the status. I am using this but am still getting a 302 status.

{% redirect entry.getChildren().first().url 301 %}

Should this work to create a 301?

Answer 1

That should work fine. I just did a test in a simple template with:

{% redirect "http://google.com" 301 %}

And I can see it's a proper 301 redirect. Try clearing your browser's cache?