Comments on: WordPressGarage.com now on WPGarage.com, and how to move a domain with a 301 redirect on WordPress http://wpgarage.com/tips/wordpress-301-redirect/ wordpress tricks, hacks, and tips Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:29:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mark http://wpgarage.com/tips/wordpress-301-redirect/comment-page-1/#comment-60973 Mark Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:10:07 +0000 http://wpgarage.com/?p=558#comment-60973 He (the expert whose makes money from consulting with Wordpress and Typepad)  just said once you redirect your site, the PR and Google juice will eventually flow to your new site (Site 2) and Google will get the hint and you no longer will need to keep site 1 open as Google will understand what has happened. This I agreed with him. However, I made the point that was true <em>as long as you keep the links pointing to site number 1</em>, eventually they will need to be change the links to site 2 if you want to keep that juice flowing. If you cancel site 1 without this change in links then the redirect benefits will mostly be lost.  I have no idea how he could not understand this but - he did not believe me. --------- For a site that did not have much PR and age, I have simply moved the content and wrote my linkers to change their links if they wanted. I cancelled domain 1 (I want to start scaling down the number of domains I use) and in about 3 or 4 months things were back to normal in site 2 without a redirect. I know people would cringe at this but I am curious about your opinion about by passing the redirection. He (the expert whose makes money from consulting with WordPress and Typepad)  just said once you redirect your site, the PR and Google juice will eventually flow to your new site (Site 2) and Google will get the hint and you no longer will need to keep site 1 open as Google will understand what has happened.
This I agreed with him. However, I made the point that was true as long as you keep the links pointing to site number 1, eventually they will need to be change the links to site 2 if you want to keep that juice flowing. If you cancel site 1 without this change in links then the redirect benefits will mostly be lost.  I have no idea how he could not understand this but – he did not believe me.
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For a site that did not have much PR and age, I have simply moved the content and wrote my linkers to change their links if they wanted. I cancelled domain 1 (I want to start scaling down the number of domains I use) and in about 3 or 4 months things were back to normal in site 2 without a redirect.
I know people would cringe at this but I am curious about your opinion about by passing the redirection.

]]> By: Miriam Schwab http://wpgarage.com/tips/wordpress-301-redirect/comment-page-1/#comment-60950 Miriam Schwab Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:13:00 +0000 http://wpgarage.com/?p=558#comment-60950 Mark, what did the self-proclaimed expert tell you that was different? Mark, what did the self-proclaimed expert tell you that was different?

]]> By: Mark http://wpgarage.com/tips/wordpress-301-redirect/comment-page-1/#comment-60939 Mark Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:29:13 +0000 http://wpgarage.com/?p=558#comment-60939 That is what I thought, however, a self proclaimed expert told me to the contrary.  I agree with you and conventional wisdom that I will have to write anyone with a link I have to keep paying for the domain. It is more a hobby site so I might just delete it. I am trying to consolidate my smaller sites, WP be always interesting but it is a matter of time.   That is what I thought, however, a self proclaimed expert told me to the contrary.  I agree with you and conventional wisdom that I will have to write anyone with a link I have to keep paying for the domain. It is more a hobby site so I might just delete it.
I am trying to consolidate my smaller sites, WP be always interesting but it is a matter of time.
 

]]> By: Ryan http://wpgarage.com/tips/wordpress-301-redirect/comment-page-1/#comment-60936 Ryan Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:31:59 +0000 http://wpgarage.com/?p=558#comment-60936 @Mark 1. As long as you want to keep receiving PR from the old links you will need to keep the old domain. Once the domain is gone, those links will die and hence can't help you out SEO wise. 2. Yes, all old links would need to be replaced since they wouldn't be pointing anywhere   I hope that link in your comment above is not the site you are referring to since it appears to be a site <strong>about</strong> WP SEO, lol! @Mark
1. As long as you want to keep receiving PR from the old links you will need to keep the old domain. Once the domain is gone, those links will die and hence can’t help you out SEO wise.
2. Yes, all old links would need to be replaced since they wouldn’t be pointing anywhere
 
I hope that link in your comment above is not the site you are referring to since it appears to be a site about WP SEO, lol!

]]> By: More on doing a 301 redirect of a WordPress site to a new domain | WP Garage http://wpgarage.com/tips/wordpress-301-redirect/comment-page-1/#comment-60935 More on doing a 301 redirect of a WordPress site to a new domain | WP Garage Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:27:26 +0000 http://wpgarage.com/?p=558#comment-60935 [...] the request by the folks at Automattic that people not use the word WordPress in their domain name. We wrote up a guide on how to do this type of 301 redirect, and at that point it seemed that things had gone mostly smoothly. However, I now know that things [...] [...] the request by the folks at Automattic that people not use the word WordPress in their domain name. We wrote up a guide on how to do this type of 301 redirect, and at that point it seemed that things had gone mostly smoothly. However, I now know that things [...]

]]> By: Mark http://wpgarage.com/tips/wordpress-301-redirect/comment-page-1/#comment-60930 Mark Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:39:29 +0000 http://wpgarage.com/?p=558#comment-60930 I came across this policy today. Therefore, it looks like I will need to do this. 1) How long must I keep paying for the old domain?  That is if I cancel it next year or in two years will I lose Google juice if I ever cancel this domain? 2) If I do cancel this old domain all the people linking to it need to be rewritten? 3) I wish I knew about this before.   I came across this policy today. Therefore, it looks like I will need to do this.
1) How long must I keep paying for the old domain?  That is if I cancel it next year or in two years will I lose Google juice if I ever cancel this domain?
2) If I do cancel this old domain all the people linking to it need to be rewritten?
3) I wish I knew about this before.
 

]]> By: Linus Bohman http://wpgarage.com/tips/wordpress-301-redirect/comment-page-1/#comment-60769 Linus Bohman Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:54:06 +0000 http://wpgarage.com/?p=558#comment-60769 Huh, that's pretty weird. When I've switched domains in the past GA has corrected itself. You can edit the settings in analytics itself to update the domain - have you tried that? If yes, the only thing I can think of is to re-generate or re-validate your site. If you figure it out I would love to hear what the problem was for future reference. Huh, that’s pretty weird. When I’ve switched domains in the past GA has corrected itself. You can edit the settings in analytics itself to update the domain – have you tried that? If yes, the only thing I can think of is to re-generate or re-validate your site. If you figure it out I would love to hear what the problem was for future reference.

]]> By: Miriam Schwab http://wpgarage.com/tips/wordpress-301-redirect/comment-page-1/#comment-60768 Miriam Schwab Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:08:00 +0000 http://wpgarage.com/?p=558#comment-60768 @Linus I didn't know about the limitation either. But our move to the new domain didn't go entirely smoothly. For some reason Google Analytics isn't tracking traffic to the new site. The tracking code is there, but something is stopping it from working. Ugh. @Linus I didn’t know about the limitation either.

But our move to the new domain didn’t go entirely smoothly. For some reason Google Analytics isn’t tracking traffic to the new site. The tracking code is there, but something is stopping it from working. Ugh.

]]> By: Linus Bohman http://wpgarage.com/tips/wordpress-301-redirect/comment-page-1/#comment-60767 Linus Bohman Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:58:59 +0000 http://wpgarage.com/?p=558#comment-60767 Thanks for this post. I have to make the same transition in the coming week or so, so it's very timely. It's weird - I've worked with Wordpress, Wordpress sites and been pretty active in the community for a few years now - and I didn't notice this policy until I register a domain name with wordpress in it <em>and</em> get started on the site. Oh well. Thanks for this post. I have to make the same transition in the coming week or so, so it’s very timely. It’s weird – I’ve worked with WordPress, WordPress sites and been pretty active in the community for a few years now – and I didn’t notice this policy until I register a domain name with wordpress in it and get started on the site. Oh well.

]]> By: Ryan http://wpgarage.com/tips/wordpress-301-redirect/comment-page-1/#comment-60745 Ryan Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:14:03 +0000 http://wpgarage.com/?p=558#comment-60745 Yes, you can 301 redirect directly via the domain and it will forward all URL's. Here's some information about how to do it with GoDaddy ... <a href="http://help.godaddy.com/article/422" rel="nofollow">http://help.godaddy.com/article/422</a> Yes, you can 301 redirect directly via the domain and it will forward all URL’s.
Here’s some information about how to do it with GoDaddy … http://help.godaddy.com/article/422

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