Comments on: Website Upgrade – Can That Affect My Search Engine Rankings?

By: Webfanatix

Webfanatix — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:02:00 +0000

Good article. Most people dont think about their rankings when upgrading and just go at it with negative results.

By: How to Verify Search Engines See A 301 Redirect

How to Verify Search Engines See A 301 Redirect — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:01:40 +0000

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By: Lu

Lu — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:49:53 +0000

Hi
I have just redesigned my site in CMS and need your help before I publish so that I don’t lose rankings. Would you be kind enough to let me have your white paper?
Thanks
Lu

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:27:55 +0000

Nice article. Look forward to seeing the white paper.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:11:57 +0000

@Paul As long as your new site URLs are exactly the same as the old site URLs, you won’t have a problem. But, if there is even a minor change to a URL, the search engines won’t know where it is unless you direct them there. Usually a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new one will do the trick.

Here’s a common example: the webmaster decides to upgrade the site from html to php because it’s easier to make site wide changes in php. So, the about page URL just changed from about.html to about.php. Now when the search engine spiders come looking for changes on the about page, they won’t find the new page unless the webmaster has setup a 301 redirect from about.html to about.php.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:32:54 +0000

If I’m keeping my new website on the same dedicated server as my old site, and just switching the old off and new on, is there anything extra I need to take into account?

By: Normand Lange

Normand Lange — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:18:16 +0000

Good day webmaster I like your blog post

By: tom

tom — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:39:13 +0000

For months now I have been wanting to upgrade my e-commerce software / website and I am very afraid to do so because I rely only on search ranking for which I have top positions and do not want to loose it. Trying to get as much information.

By: Allan Renn

Allan Renn — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:14:34 +0000

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