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Best seo way to handle html to wordpress conversion

by Peter Lessard
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Hi Folks,

Got a domain that is well established lots of indexed pages ranking well.
Converting it to a wordpress site.
Conversion is complete on test server apart from dealing with file extensions.
Existing pages mydomain.com/service1.html
in wordpress becomes mydomain.com/service1

so my question is do I throw in one of those plugins that adds the extension to wordpress

or what seems to make more sense, I have seen a wordpress plugin that will handle mapping of 301 re-directs ( no need to play with htaccess file).

Am I correct in assuming google should pick up all the redirects after a few weeks and all will be cool if I use a 301 redirect plugin?

I would like a safe permanent solution, not crazy about adding file extensions to the site.

appreciate feedback from those that have been through this.
#conversion #handle #html #seo #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author RobinInTexas
    You can set the permalinks to

    %postname%.html and that will work for wordpress posts, and there is a plugin that will do it for wordpress pages.
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  • Profile picture of the author davidfrankk
    If the site is dynamic you may not be able to create a different title for each page. Make sure to provide customized titles and descriptions for each page if you still want to be ranked in search results.
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  • Profile picture of the author TanYaV
    The best practice is to do manual redirects of the most important pages (with most traffic and PR), other wise your efforts to gain rankings may be vain after the migration. You also have to plan everything before you start. You can read this post with info about how to handle SEO after website migration.
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    regards!

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