Changing Static HTML Site to Wordpress while Maintaining .html Pages Extensions?

by Mystery777

Posted: 11 years ago 3 replies

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Hey everyone,

is there a way to change my static html site, to wordpress based, without risking losing seo already gained through various backlinks that point back to my .html extensions pages?

In other words, can I change the site to wordpress coding while maintaining the .html extension pages? Or maybe I can make my .html pages redirect to the new .php pages generated by wordpress?

Thanks in advance.

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xtrapunch 11 years ago

Use a plug-in to import HTML pages to WordPress. You can find the plugin on WordPress.org. For retaining HTML extension, just set the PERMALINKS accordingly.
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clickbump 11 years ago

Yes, you can configure WordPress to mimic the same link format as your static site. WordPress has a "Permalinks" feature that allows you to control the URL format of posts. You can easily configure it so that your posts end in the .html extension.

There may be a few stray pages that you will need to set up redirects for, however, for the most part, you can do it so that there is a seemless transition from static site to wordpress site.

I have several clients who done this. It works.
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- Mystery777 11 years ago
  
  Thanks for the replies.
  
  I think I have forgotten to make one thing clear: I wasn't referring to a wordpress "blog".... but just coding in wordpress.
  
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Changing Static HTML Site to Wordpress while Maintaining .html Pages Extensions?

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