SEO question - from .php to wordpress
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I built a site a short while ago just using php with a few includes for the menus and an email form.
The initial plan was to drive traffic via PPC. The site was only about 4-5 pages.
I've since been playing with SEO and some long-tailed-keyword pages such as:
www.mysite.com/long-tailed-keyword-1.php
www.mysite.com/long-tailed-keyword-2.php
www.mysite.com/long-tailed-keyword-3.php
you get the idea...
They're working much better than expected, in facet I got a bit carried away and am probably on about 35 pages in total :rolleyes:
Wordpress now seems the logical step to manage all these 'pages'. I have quite a bit of experience with Wordpress and know it's great for SEO, plus I can make the template from scratch so it'll be an exact replica of the existing site.
My question is this...
What do i do with the existing pages? Do I leave them in place until google finds my new wordpress pages such as:
www.mysite.com/long-tailed-keyword-1
Will it balls up my rankings?
Should I put a header redirect on each php page to the new wordpress page?
I have backlinks pointing to the php pages, what should I do with them?
Basically, how do I switch from static php site, to a more organised wordpress replica without harming my rankings too much?
Sorry for all that.. hope it makes sense lol
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