{"id":42611,"date":"2026-03-27T10:05:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/?p=42611"},"modified":"2026-03-29T12:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T02:31:13","slug":"website-migration-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/blog\/website-migration-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Website Migration Checklist: How to Move Your Site Without Tanking Your SEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Migrating a website is one of those things that sounds straightforward until you’re knee-deep in broken links, tanked rankings, and pages that have vanished from Google overnight.<\/p>

Fun times.<\/em><\/p>

Whether you’re switching hosting providers, moving to a new domain, replatforming from WordPress to something else (or onto<\/em> WordPress), or doing a full site redesign… a website migration touches everything. Your URLs, your content, your SEO, your site structure. All of it.<\/p>

The good news?\u00a0<\/p>

With a solid plan, you can make changes to your site without losing the rankings and traffic you’ve worked hard to build.<\/p>

That’s exactly what this website migration checklist is for – and our migration checklist builder!<\/p>

We’ve broken the entire migration process into clear, actionable steps so you can move your site with confidence.<\/p>

Let’s get into it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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TLDR<\/b><\/p>

Website migration doesn’t have to be a nightmare… but it will be if you wing it.\u00a0<\/p>

Back up everything first.\u00a0<\/p>

Crawl your existing site so you know what you’re working with.\u00a0<\/p>

Map every single redirect (no, not just the important ones… all of them).\u00a0<\/p>

Set up a staging environment.\u00a0<\/p>

Check your on-page SEO hasn’t gone walkabout during the move.\u00a0<\/p>

Submit a fresh sitemap.\u00a0<\/p>

Then monitor everything like a hawk for the first month post-launch.<\/p>

The short version? Plan it properly, redirect it completely, and test it obsessively. That’s 90% of a successful migration right there.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What Is a Website Migration?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Before we jump into the checklist, let’s get the basics sorted.<\/p>

A website migration is any significant change to your site that can impact how search engines crawl, index, and rank your pages.<\/strong> That includes things like:<\/p>

Moving to a new domain (e.g. oldbusiness.com.au to newbrand.com.au). Switching hosting providers or servers. Replatforming (say, from Squarespace to WordPress). A full site redesign with new URLs and page structure. Moving from HTTP to HTTPS. Or even merging multiple sites into one.<\/p>

Each of these changes carries SEO risk. Google needs to re-crawl and re-index your new site, and if it can’t find or understand your pages properly… your rankings take a hit.<\/p>

PRO TIP:<\/strong> Not all migrations are equal. A simple hosting change with no URL changes is far lower risk than a full domain migration with a new site structure. Understand which type of migration you’re doing, because that determines how much SEO work is involved.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Build Your Custom Migration Checklist\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Every migration is different. Moving hosting providers? That’s a very different job to a full domain change with a site redesign thrown in.<\/p>

So we built something to help.<\/p>

Our free Website Migration Checklist Generator lets you select exactly what type of migration you’re doing, and it builds a step-by-step checklist tailored to your situation. No fluff. No irrelevant steps. Just the tasks you actually need to complete, in the right order.<\/p>

Whether you’re replatforming to WordPress, switching domains, merging two sites into one, or just upgrading your hosting… select what applies, and the tool does the rest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\nWebsite Migration Checklist Generator<\/title>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/exceljs\/4.4.0\/exceljs.min.js\"><\/script>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/FileSaver.js\/2.0.5\/FileSaver.min.js\"><\/script>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Barlow+Condensed:wght@600;700&family=Inter+Tight:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n \/* \u2500\u2500 DNHQ Design System \u2014 high specificity to survive page themes \u2500\u2500 *\/\n .mig-wrapper *, .mig-wrapper *::before, .mig-wrapper *::after {\n box-sizing: border-box !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper {\n font-family: 'Inter Tight', sans-serif !important;\n max-width: 1200px !important;\n margin: 0 auto !important;\n background: #ffffff !important;\n border: 1px solid #e6e9ec !important;\n box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(0,42,69,0.08) !important;\n border-radius: 16px !important;\n overflow: hidden !important;\n color: #002A45 !important;\n width: 100% !important;\n }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500 Header \u2500\u2500 *\/\n .mig-wrapper .mig-header {\n background: #86A4ef !important;\n padding: 40px 40px 32px !important;\n text-align: center !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .mig-header h1 {\n font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif !important;\n font-size: 36px !important;\n font-weight: 700 !important;\n color: #fff !important;\n text-transform: uppercase !important;\n letter-spacing: 0.5px !important;\n line-height: 1.1 !important;\n margin: 0 0 8px !important;\n padding: 0 !important;\n background: none !important;\n border: none !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .mig-header p {\n font-size: 15px !important;\n color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8) !important;\n margin: 0 !important;\n font-weight: 400 !important;\n }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500 Body \/ Sections \u2500\u2500 *\/\n .mig-wrapper .mig-body {\n padding: 40px !important;\n animation: migFadeIn 0.4s ease;\n background: #ffffff !important;\n }\n @keyframes 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align-items: center !important;\n gap: 10px !important;\n width: 100% !important;\n min-width: 0 !important;\n max-width: 100% !important;\n padding: 14px 18px !important;\n background: #fcfcfc !important;\n border: 1px solid #d1d9e0 !important;\n border-radius: 12px !important;\n font-size: 14px !important;\n font-family: 'Inter Tight', sans-serif !important;\n font-weight: 500 !important;\n color: #002A45 !important;\n cursor: pointer !important;\n transition: border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s, background 0.3s !important;\n text-align: left !important;\n -webkit-appearance: none !important;\n appearance: none !important;\n text-decoration: none !important;\n text-transform: none !important;\n line-height: 1.4 !important;\n letter-spacing: normal !important;\n box-shadow: none !important;\n outline: none !important;\n overflow: hidden !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper button.option-btn:hover {\n border-color: #86a4ef !important;\n box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(134, 164, 239, 0.15) !important;\n background: #fff !important;\n color: #002A45 !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper button.option-btn.selected {\n border-color: #86a4ef !important;\n box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(134, 164, 239, 0.2) !important;\n background: #fff !important;\n color: #002A45 !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .option-btn .option-label {\n flex: 1 !important;\n min-width: 0 !important;\n overflow: hidden !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .option-btn .option-desc {\n display: block !important;\n font-size: 12px !important;\n font-weight: 400 !important;\n color: #7a8ea0 !important;\n margin-top: 2px !important;\n text-transform: none !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper button.option-btn.selected .option-desc { color: #86a4ef !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .multi-select button.option-btn.selected::after {\n content: '\u2713' !important;\n font-weight: 700 !important;\n color: #CDFFB6 !important;\n background: #002A45 !important;\n width: 22px !important;\n height: 22px !important;\n border-radius: 6px !important;\n display: flex !important;\n align-items: center !important;\n justify-content: center !important;\n font-size: 12px !important;\n flex-shrink: 0 !important;\n }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500 Primary Button \u2500\u2500 *\/\n .mig-wrapper button.btn-primary {\n display: flex !important;\n align-items: center !important;\n justify-content: center !important;\n gap: 8px !important;\n width: 100% !important;\n padding: 18px 32px !important;\n background: #002A45 !important;\n color: #CDFFB6 !important;\n border: none !important;\n border-radius: 12px !important;\n font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif !important;\n font-size: 20px !important;\n font-weight: 600 !important;\n text-transform: uppercase !important;\n letter-spacing: 0.5px !important;\n cursor: pointer !important;\n transition: background 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s !important;\n box-shadow: none !important;\n text-decoration: none !important;\n line-height: 1.2 !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper button.btn-primary:hover { 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!important;\n background: none !important;\n border: none !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .progress-stats {\n display: flex !important;\n gap: 20px !important;\n font-size: 14px !important;\n color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7) !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .progress-stats strong { color: #CDFFB6 !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .progress-bar-track {\n height: 10px !important;\n background: rgba(134, 164, 239, 0.2) !important;\n border-radius: 999px !important;\n overflow: hidden !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .progress-bar-fill {\n height: 100% !important;\n background: #86A4ef !important;\n border-radius: 999px !important;\n transition: width 0.4s ease !important;\n min-width: 0 !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .progress-bar-fill.complete { background: #CDFFB6 !important; }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500 Actions Bar \u2500\u2500 *\/\n .mig-wrapper .actions-bar {\n display: flex !important;\n gap: 10px !important;\n flex-wrap: wrap !important;\n margin-bottom: 24px !important;\n }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500 Phase 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!important;\n height: 32px !important;\n border-radius: 8px !important;\n font-size: 14px !important;\n font-weight: 700 !important;\n flex-shrink: 0 !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .phase-badge.planning { background: #f0f4ff !important; color: #86a4ef !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .phase-badge.prelaunch { background: #fff8e6 !important; color: #d97706 !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .phase-badge.launch { background: #fef2f2 !important; color: #dc2626 !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .phase-badge.postlaunch { background: #edfcf0 !important; color: #16a34a !important; }\n\n .mig-wrapper .phase-info { flex: 1 !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .phase-info h3 {\n font-family: 'Inter Tight', sans-serif !important;\n font-size: 15px !important;\n font-weight: 700 !important;\n color: #002A45 !important;\n margin: 0 !important;\n padding: 0 !important;\n background: none !important;\n border: none !important;\n text-transform: none !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .phase-info .phase-count {\n font-size: 12px !important;\n color: #7a8ea0 !important;\n }\n\n .mig-wrapper .phase-progress-mini {\n width: 60px !important;\n height: 6px !important;\n background: #e6e9ec !important;\n border-radius: 999px !important;\n overflow: hidden !important;\n flex-shrink: 0 !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .phase-progress-mini-fill {\n height: 100% !important;\n background: #86a4ef !important;\n border-radius: 999px !important;\n transition: width 0.3s;\n }\n\n .mig-wrapper .phase-items { padding: 0 24px 16px !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .phase-items.hidden { display: none !important; }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500 Checklist Items \u2500\u2500 *\/\n .mig-wrapper .checklist-item {\n display: flex !important;\n align-items: flex-start !important;\n gap: 12px !important;\n padding: 14px 0 !important;\n border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f2f5 !important;\n background: transparent !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .checklist-item:last-child { border-bottom: none !important; }\n\n .mig-wrapper .check-box {\n width: 22px !important;\n height: 22px !important;\n min-width: 22px !important;\n border: 2px solid #d1d9e0 !important;\n border-radius: 6px !important;\n cursor: pointer !important;\n flex-shrink: 0 !important;\n margin-top: 1px !important;\n display: flex !important;\n align-items: center !important;\n justify-content: center !important;\n transition: all 0.2s !important;\n background: #fcfcfc !important;\n padding: 0 !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .check-box:hover {\n border-color: #86a4ef !important;\n box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(134, 164, 239, 0.15) !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .check-box.checked {\n background: #002A45 !important;\n border-color: #002A45 !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .check-box.checked::after {\n content: '\u2713' !important;\n color: #CDFFB6 !important;\n font-size: 13px !important;\n font-weight: 700 !important;\n }\n\n .mig-wrapper .item-content { flex: 1 !important; min-width: 0 !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .item-title {\n font-size: 14px !important;\n font-weight: 600 !important;\n color: #002A45 !important;\n transition: color 0.15s;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .checklist-item.done .item-title {\n color: #b0bec5 !important;\n text-decoration: line-through !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .item-detail {\n font-size: 13px !important;\n color: #7a8ea0 !important;\n margin-top: 4px !important;\n line-height: 1.5 !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .checklist-item.done .item-detail { color: #cfd8dc !important; }\n\n .mig-wrapper .item-tags {\n display: flex !important;\n gap: 6px !important;\n margin-top: 8px !important;\n flex-wrap: wrap !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .tag {\n display: inline-block !important;\n padding: 3px 10px !important;\n border-radius: 6px !important;\n font-size: 11px !important;\n font-weight: 700 !important;\n text-transform: uppercase !important;\n letter-spacing: 0.3px !important;\n line-height: 1.4 !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .tag.critical { background: #fef2f2 !important; color: #dc2626 !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .tag.important { background: #fff8e6 !important; color: #d97706 !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .tag.nice { background: #f0f4ff !important; color: #86a4ef !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .tag.tool-tag {\n background: #edfcf0 !important;\n color: #15803d !important;\n font-weight: 500 !important;\n text-transform: none !important;\n letter-spacing: 0 !important;\n font-size: 11px !important;\n }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500 Completion Banner \u2500\u2500 *\/\n .mig-wrapper .completion-banner {\n text-align: center !important;\n padding: 40px 24px !important;\n background: #002A45 !important;\n border-radius: 16px !important;\n margin-bottom: 24px !important;\n display: none !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .completion-banner.show { display: block !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .completion-banner h2 {\n font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif !important;\n font-size: 36px !important;\n color: #CDFFB6 !important;\n text-transform: uppercase !important;\n margin: 0 0 8px !important;\n padding: 0 !important;\n background: none !important;\n border: none !important;\n }\n .mig-wrapper .completion-banner p { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7) !important; font-size: 15px !important; margin: 0 !important; }\n\n .mig-wrapper .hidden { display: none !important; }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500 Mobile \u2500\u2500 *\/\n @media (max-width: 768px) {\n .mig-wrapper .mig-body { padding: 25px 20px !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .mig-header { padding: 30px 20px 24px !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .mig-header h1 { font-size: 26px !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .option-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .option-grid.three-col { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .progress-section { padding: 20px !important; position: relative !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .progress-header { flex-direction: column !important; gap: 8px !important; align-items: flex-start !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .progress-header h3 { font-size: 22px !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .phase-header { padding: 14px 16px !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .phase-items { padding: 0 16px 12px !important; }\n }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500 Print \u2500\u2500 *\/\n @media print {\n .mig-wrapper .progress-section, .mig-wrapper .actions-bar, .mig-wrapper .btn-primary, .mig-wrapper .btn-secondary { display: none !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .phase-items { display: block !important; }\n .mig-wrapper .phase { break-inside: avoid; }\n .mig-wrapper { box-shadow: none !important; border: none !important; }\n }\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body style=\"margin:0; padding:0; font-family:'Inter Tight',sans-serif;\">\n\n<div class=\"mig-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"mig-header\">\n <h1>Website Migration Checklist<\/h1>\n <p>Answer a few questions to generate a checklist tailored to your migration.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <!-- WIZARD -->\n <div id=\"wizard\">\n <div class=\"mig-body\">\n\n <div class=\"form-section\">\n <label>What type of migration are you doing?<\/label>\n <p class=\"hint\">Select all that apply<\/p>\n <div class=\"option-grid three-col multi-select\" id=\"migrationTypes\">\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"platform\" onclick=\"toggleMulti(this)\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Platform \/ CMS<span class=\"option-desc\">Changing CMS or framework<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"domain\" onclick=\"toggleMulti(this)\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Domain Change<span class=\"option-desc\">New domain name \/ rebrand<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"hosting\" onclick=\"toggleMulti(this)\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Server \/ Hosting<span class=\"option-desc\">New hosting provider<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"https\" onclick=\"toggleMulti(this)\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">HTTP to HTTPS<span class=\"option-desc\">Adding SSL \/ TLS<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"redesign\" onclick=\"toggleMulti(this)\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Redesign \/ Restructure<span class=\"option-desc\">New look, URLs, or architecture<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"consolidation\" onclick=\"toggleMulti(this)\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Consolidation<span class=\"option-desc\">Merging multiple sites<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"form-section\">\n <label>How large is your site?<\/label>\n <div class=\"option-grid\" id=\"siteSize\">\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"small\" onclick=\"selectSingle(this, 'siteSize')\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Small<span class=\"option-desc\">Under 100 pages<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"medium\" onclick=\"selectSingle(this, 'siteSize')\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Medium<span class=\"option-desc\">100 \u2013 1,000 pages<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"large\" onclick=\"selectSingle(this, 'siteSize')\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Large<span class=\"option-desc\">1,000 \u2013 10,000 pages<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"enterprise\" onclick=\"selectSingle(this, 'siteSize')\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Enterprise<span class=\"option-desc\">10,000+ pages<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"form-section\">\n <label>Is organic search a significant traffic source?<\/label>\n <div class=\"option-grid\" id=\"seoImportance\">\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"critical\" onclick=\"selectSingle(this, 'seoImportance')\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Critical<span class=\"option-desc\">SEO is our #1 channel<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"important\" onclick=\"selectSingle(this, 'seoImportance')\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Important<span class=\"option-desc\">One of several key channels<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"moderate\" onclick=\"selectSingle(this, 'seoImportance')\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Moderate<span class=\"option-desc\">Some organic traffic<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"low\" onclick=\"selectSingle(this, 'seoImportance')\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Low \/ None<span class=\"option-desc\">Minimal organic traffic<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"form-section\">\n <label>Do you have an ecommerce component?<\/label>\n <div class=\"option-grid\" id=\"ecommerce\">\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"yes\" onclick=\"selectSingle(this, 'ecommerce')\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">Yes<span class=\"option-desc\">Online store \/ transactions<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"option-btn\" data-value=\"no\" onclick=\"selectSingle(this, 'ecommerce')\">\n <span class=\"option-label\">No<span class=\"option-desc\">Content \/ brochure site<\/span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <button class=\"btn-primary\" id=\"generateBtn\" onclick=\"generateChecklist()\">\n Generate My Checklist\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <!-- CHECKLIST OUTPUT -->\n <div id=\"checklistOutput\" class=\"hidden\">\n <div class=\"mig-body\">\n\n <div class=\"completion-banner\" id=\"completionBanner\">\n <h2>Migration Complete!<\/h2>\n <p>You've checked off every item. Keep monitoring for the next 30 \u2013 90 days.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"progress-section\">\n <div class=\"progress-header\">\n <h3>Your Migration Progress<\/h3>\n <div class=\"progress-stats\">\n <span><strong id=\"completedCount\">0<\/strong> \/ <span id=\"totalCount\">0<\/span> tasks<\/span>\n <span><strong id=\"percentComplete\">0<\/strong>%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"progress-bar-track\">\n <div class=\"progress-bar-fill\" id=\"progressFill\" style=\"width:0%\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"actions-bar\">\n <button class=\"btn-secondary\" onclick=\"resetChecklist()\">\u21bb Start Over<\/button>\n <button class=\"btn-secondary\" onclick=\"window.print()\">Print<\/button>\n <button class=\"btn-secondary\" onclick=\"exportChecklist()\">Copy as Text<\/button>\n <button class=\"btn-secondary btn-xlsx\" onclick=\"exportToExcel()\">Download Excel<\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n <div id=\"phasesContainer\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n\/\/ \u2500\u2500 State \u2500\u2500\nlet selections = { types: [], size: null, seo: null, ecom: null };\nlet checkState = {};\n\nfunction toggleMulti(btn) {\n btn.classList.toggle('selected');\n const val = btn.dataset.value;\n if (selections.types.includes(val)) {\n selections.types = selections.types.filter(v => v !== val);\n } else {\n selections.types.push(val);\n }\n}\n\nfunction selectSingle(btn, groupId) {\n const group = document.getElementById(groupId);\n group.querySelectorAll('.option-btn').forEach(b => b.classList.remove('selected'));\n btn.classList.add('selected');\n if (groupId === 'siteSize') selections.size = btn.dataset.value;\n if (groupId === 'seoImportance') selections.seo = btn.dataset.value;\n if (groupId === 'ecommerce') selections.ecom = btn.dataset.value;\n}\n\n\/\/ \u2500\u2500 Master Checklist Data \u2500\u2500\nconst allItems = {\n planning: {\n label: \"Phase 1: Planning & Preparation\",\n badge: \"planning\",\n items: [\n { id: \"p1\", title: \"Define migration scope and document all changes\", detail: \"List every element changing: domain, URLs, platform, design, content, hosting, protocol. Share with all stakeholders.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"p2\", title: \"Assemble your migration team and assign roles\", detail: \"Include dev, SEO, content, QA, and project management. Ensure clear ownership of each phase.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"Asana \/ Monday.com \/ Jira\" },\n { id: \"p3\", title: \"Set a realistic timeline with buffer\", detail: \"Migrations always take longer than expected. Build in 2\u20134 weeks of buffer time.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"p4\", title: \"Create a documented rollback plan\", detail: \"Define exactly how to revert if things go wrong \u2014 DNS rollback, backup restoration, redirect removal. Test the rollback process.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"p5\", title: \"Export 12+ months of organic traffic data\", detail: \"From Google Analytics, broken down by landing page. This is your baseline for measuring migration impact.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Google Analytics 4\" },\n { id: \"p6\", title: \"Record current keyword rankings\", detail: \"Snapshot rankings for all target keywords. Export the data so you can compare post-migration.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"seo:critical\", \"seo:important\"], tool: \"Ahrefs \/ SEMrush \/ Search Console\" },\n { id: \"p7\", title: \"Export your full backlink profile\", detail: \"Know which pages receive external links so you can prioritise redirect accuracy for those URLs.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"seo:critical\", \"seo:important\"], tool: \"Ahrefs \/ SEMrush\" },\n { id: \"p8\", title: \"Capture Core Web Vitals baseline\", detail: \"Record LCP, INP, and CLS scores. You'll compare post-migration to ensure performance hasn't degraded.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"PageSpeed Insights \/ Lighthouse\" },\n { id: \"p9\", title: \"Document current indexed page count\", detail: \"Run a site: search and compare with Search Console index coverage.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"Google Search Console\" },\n { id: \"p10\", title: \"Export conversion data by page\/section\", detail: \"Document conversion rates, goal completions, and revenue per page. Traffic alone doesn't tell the full story.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"ecom:yes\"], tool: \"GA4 \/ Shopify Analytics\" },\n { id: \"p11\", title: \"Inventory all third-party scripts and tracking pixels\", detail: \"List every external script: Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google Ads, chat widgets, heatmaps, A\/B testing tools. You'll need to re-implement each one.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Google Tag Manager \/ BuiltWith\" },\n { id: \"p12\", title: \"Run a comprehensive crawl of your existing site\", detail: \"Export all URLs, metadata, status codes, and internal links. This forms the foundation of your redirect map.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Screaming Frog \/ Sitebulb \/ Ahrefs\" },\n { id: \"p13\", title: \"Build your complete redirect map\", detail: \"Map every old URL to the most relevant new URL. Prioritise by traffic and backlink value. Use 301s only \u2014 never redirect everything to the homepage.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"type:platform\", \"type:domain\", \"type:redesign\", \"type:consolidation\", \"type:https\"], tool: \"Screaming Frog \/ Google Sheets\" },\n { id: \"p14\", title: \"Include non-HTML assets in redirect map\", detail: \"Don't forget PDFs, images, and downloadable files \u2014 they often drive significant traffic and backlinks.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"type:platform\", \"type:domain\", \"type:redesign\"], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"p15\", title: \"Lower DNS TTL 48 hours before migration\", detail: \"Reduce TTL so DNS changes propagate faster, minimising the window where some users see old site, others new.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"type:hosting\", \"type:domain\"], tool: \"DNS provider\" },\n { id: \"p16\", title: \"Lock down staging environment from search engines\", detail: \"Use robots.txt, noindex tags, password protection, or IP restrictions. Google indexing your staging site is catastrophic.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"p17\", title: \"Create a content inventory and audit\", detail: \"Identify what content carries over, what gets consolidated, and what gets retired. Flag thin or duplicate content.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"type:consolidation\", \"type:redesign\"], tool: \"Screaming Frog \/ Google Sheets\" },\n { id: \"p18\", title: \"Audit current Open Graph and social meta tags\", detail: \"Record OG titles, descriptions, and images for key pages. These often get lost in migrations, breaking social sharing.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"Meta debugger \/ Twitter card validator\" },\n { id: \"p19\", title: \"Plan for international\/multilingual URLs\", detail: \"If your site has hreflang tags or locale-specific URLs, map these carefully in your redirect plan.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"size:large\", \"size:enterprise\"], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"p20\", title: \"Notify key stakeholders of the migration timeline\", detail: \"Inform sales, support, marketing, and partners. Expect temporary disruptions and prepare talking points.\", priority: \"nice\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"p21\", title: \"Map product URLs and category structures\", detail: \"Ecommerce migrations require careful mapping of product pages, category pages, and filtered\/faceted URLs.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"ecom:yes\"], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"p22\", title: \"Announce a content freeze before migration\", detail: \"Stop all content updates, campaign launches, and CMS edits 24\u201348 hours before migration to avoid conflicts and data loss.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"p23\", title: \"Back up your entire existing site\", detail: \"Full backup of files, database, and configuration. Store in multiple locations. Verify the backup is restorable.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"UpdraftPlus \/ hosting backup\" },\n { id: \"p24\", title: \"Review legal pages for URL and domain references\", detail: \"Terms of service, privacy policy, cookie policy, and disclaimers often contain hardcoded domain names that need updating.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"type:domain\"], tool: \"\" },\n ]\n },\n prelaunch: {\n label: \"Phase 2: Pre-Launch Technical Setup\",\n badge: \"prelaunch\",\n items: [\n { id: \"t1\", title: \"Implement all 301 redirects\", detail: \"Set up every redirect from your map. Test a representative sample before going live.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"type:platform\", \"type:domain\", \"type:redesign\", \"type:consolidation\", \"type:https\"], tool: \"Yoast \/ Redirect Manager \/ .htaccess\" },\n { id: \"t2\", title: \"Avoid redirect chains and loops\", detail: \"Every redirect should go directly from old URL to new URL. No A\u2192B\u2192C chains. Each chain adds latency and wastes crawl budget.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"type:platform\", \"type:domain\", \"type:redesign\", \"type:consolidation\"], tool: \"Screaming Frog\" },\n { id: \"t3\", title: \"Migrate and verify all title tags and meta descriptions\", detail: \"Compare metadata between old and new sites for at least your top 100 pages by traffic.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Screaming Frog \/ Sitebulb\" },\n { id: \"t4\", title: \"Verify heading tag structure (H1\u2013H6)\", detail: \"Ensure each page has a unique, descriptive H1 and logical heading hierarchy.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"t5\", title: \"Transfer structured data \/ schema markup\", detail: \"Migrate all JSON-LD or microdata. Validate with Google's Rich Results Test. Lost schema = lost rich snippets.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"seo:critical\", \"seo:important\"], tool: \"Rich Results Test\" },\n { id: \"t6\", title: \"Verify Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags\", detail: \"Ensure OG titles, descriptions, and images render correctly. Test with Meta's and X's debugger tools.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"Meta Sharing Debugger \/ X Card Validator\" },\n { id: \"t7\", title: \"Create and validate XML sitemaps\", detail: \"Include all indexable pages. Exclude staging URLs, parameter URLs, and thin content.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Screaming Frog \/ Yoast\" },\n { id: \"t8\", title: \"Prepare production robots.txt\", detail: \"Allow crawling of all important pages and resources. Remove any staging-environment blocks.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"t9\", title: \"Validate canonical tags on every page\", detail: \"Each page needs a self-referencing canonical. Ensure no pages reference old or staging URLs \u2014 this is a silent killer.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Screaming Frog\" },\n { id: \"t10\", title: \"Fix all internal links to point to new URLs directly\", detail: \"Don't rely on redirects for internal navigation \u2014 update all links to use new URL paths.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"type:platform\", \"type:domain\", \"type:redesign\"], tool: \"Screaming Frog \/ Better Search Replace\" },\n { id: \"t11\", title: \"Test mobile experience on real devices\", detail: \"With mobile-first indexing, Google evaluates your mobile site. Test on actual phones and tablets, not just emulators.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"BrowserStack \/ real devices\" },\n { id: \"t12\", title: \"Run Lighthouse audits and check Core Web Vitals\", detail: \"Ensure LCP, INP, and CLS meet or exceed your pre-migration baseline.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"Lighthouse \/ PageSpeed Insights\" },\n { id: \"t13\", title: \"Set up GA4 and GTM on new site\", detail: \"Verify all events, conversions, and goals fire correctly on the new site.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Google Tag Manager \/ GA4\" },\n { id: \"t14\", title: \"Re-implement all third-party tracking pixels\", detail: \"Re-add Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google Ads tags, chat widgets, heatmaps, and any other scripts inventoried during planning.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Google Tag Manager\" },\n { id: \"t15\", title: \"Verify cookie consent and GDPR\/privacy compliance\", detail: \"Ensure cookie banner, consent management platform, and privacy controls work on the new site. Update privacy policy URLs.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"CookieScript \/ OneTrust \/ Cookiebot\" },\n { id: \"t16\", title: \"Configure cross-domain tracking for transition\", detail: \"If changing domains, track users across both old and new domains during the transition period.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"type:domain\"], tool: \"GA4\" },\n { id: \"t17\", title: \"Verify SSL certificate and HTTPS configuration\", detail: \"Ensure certificate covers all subdomains, mixed content warnings are resolved, and HSTS is configured.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"type:https\", \"type:domain\", \"type:hosting\"], tool: \"SSL Labs\" },\n { id: \"t18\", title: \"Test checkout and payment flows end-to-end\", detail: \"Process test transactions through every payment method. Verify cart, checkout, and confirmation pages.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"ecom:yes\"], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"t19\", title: \"Verify all forms and interactive elements\", detail: \"Test contact forms, search, login, newsletter signup, and any other interactive features.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"t20\", title: \"Create custom 404 and 500 error pages\", detail: \"Design helpful error pages with navigation, search, and links to key pages. Don't leave users stranded.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"t21\", title: \"Run a full SEO audit on the staging site\", detail: \"Crawl your staging environment with an SEO tool to catch technical issues BEFORE they go live. Fix everything found.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Screaming Frog \/ SEMrush Site Audit\" },\n { id: \"t22\", title: \"Check accessibility \/ WCAG 2.1 AA compliance\", detail: \"Use the migration as an opportunity to meet accessibility standards. ADA Title II deadlines are active in 2026. Audit colour contrast, alt text, keyboard nav, and screen readers.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"axe DevTools \/ WAVE \/ Lighthouse\" },\n { id: \"t23\", title: \"Verify CRM and email marketing integrations\", detail: \"Ensure form submissions, lead capture, and email automation tools (Mailchimp, HubSpot, etc.) are connected and working.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"t24\", title: \"Check image optimisation and alt text\", detail: \"Ensure images are properly compressed, served in modern formats (WebP\/AVIF), and have descriptive alt attributes.\", priority: \"nice\", conditions: [], tool: \"Squoosh \/ ShortPixel\" },\n { id: \"t25\", title: \"Test site search functionality\", detail: \"Verify internal search returns accurate results and URL patterns are correct.\", priority: \"nice\", conditions: [\"size:large\", \"size:enterprise\"], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"t26\", title: \"Validate hreflang tags for international pages\", detail: \"If your site serves multiple languages or regions, verify hreflang implementation on the new site.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"size:large\", \"size:enterprise\"], tool: \"Screaming Frog \/ Ahrefs\" },\n { id: \"t27\", title: \"Set up server monitoring and alerting\", detail: \"Configure uptime monitoring, error rate alerts, and performance thresholds.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"UptimeRobot \/ Datadog \/ Pingdom\" },\n { id: \"t28\", title: \"Migrate product feeds and shopping integrations\", detail: \"Update Google Merchant Center, Facebook Catalog, and any other shopping feeds with new URLs.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"ecom:yes\"], tool: \"Google Merchant Center\" },\n { id: \"t29\", title: \"Load test the new server\", detail: \"Simulate expected traffic levels to ensure the new infrastructure can handle the load without degraded response times.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"size:large\", \"size:enterprise\", \"type:hosting\"], tool: \"Apache JMeter \/ k6 \/ GTmetrix\" },\n { id: \"t30\", title: \"Conduct user acceptance testing (UAT)\", detail: \"Have real users (not just devs) test key journeys: navigation, checkout, forms, search. Fresh eyes catch things automated tests miss.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"t31\", title: \"Pause or update paid ad campaigns\", detail: \"Update landing page URLs in Google Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn Ads, etc. Consider pausing campaigns during the switchover window.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"ecom:yes\", \"seo:critical\", \"seo:important\"], tool: \"Google Ads \/ Meta Ads Manager\" },\n ]\n },\n launch: {\n label: \"Phase 3: Launch Day\",\n badge: \"launch\",\n items: [\n { id: \"l1\", title: \"Remove all noindex tags and staging robots.txt blocks\", detail: \"Verify that EVERY page on the production site is indexable. This is the #1 launch-day mistake. Check canonicals too.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Screaming Frog quick crawl\" },\n { id: \"l2\", title: \"Deploy the new site\", detail: \"Execute the migration according to your plan. If changing domains, update DNS records.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"l3\", title: \"Verify redirects are working in production\", detail: \"Test a representative sample of redirects on the live site. Check high-traffic and high-value pages first.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"type:platform\", \"type:domain\", \"type:redesign\", \"type:consolidation\", \"type:https\"], tool: \"httpstatus.io \/ Screaming Frog\" },\n { id: \"l4\", title: \"Submit new XML sitemap to Search Console\", detail: \"Upload immediately after launch to help Google discover your new URL structure.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Google Search Console\" },\n { id: \"l5\", title: \"Use Change of Address tool in Search Console\", detail: \"For domain migrations, this signals to Google that your site has moved and accelerates the transition.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"type:domain\"], tool: \"Google Search Console\" },\n { id: \"l6\", title: \"Request indexing for top pages via Search Console\", detail: \"Manually request indexing for your 20\u201350 most important pages to speed up discovery.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"Google Search Console\" },\n { id: \"l7\", title: \"Verify analytics and all tracking pixels are live\", detail: \"Confirm GA4, GTM, Meta Pixel, and every third-party script is firing on all pages. Check conversion tracking especially.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Google Tag Assistant \/ Meta Pixel Helper\" },\n { id: \"l8\", title: \"Monitor server performance and error rates\", detail: \"Watch for elevated response times, 5xx errors, or capacity issues in real time.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Server logs \/ UptimeRobot\" },\n { id: \"l9\", title: \"Spot-check key pages for correct rendering\", detail: \"Review homepage, top landing pages, and key conversion pages on desktop and mobile. Check images, layout, and functionality.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"BrowserStack \/ manual testing\" },\n { id: \"l10\", title: \"Verify robots.txt allows crawling\", detail: \"Fetch your live robots.txt and confirm it permits access to all important pages and resources.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Google Search Console\" },\n { id: \"l11\", title: \"Test live checkout process\", detail: \"Place a real test order immediately after launch to verify the full purchase flow.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"ecom:yes\"], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"l12\", title: \"Confirm CDN is serving the new site\", detail: \"If using a CDN, purge caches and verify it's serving fresh content from the new origin.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"type:hosting\", \"size:large\", \"size:enterprise\"], tool: \"Cloudflare \/ Fastly \/ AWS CloudFront\" },\n { id: \"l13\", title: \"Verify cookie consent banner is working\", detail: \"Check that cookie banner appears, consent is recorded, and third-party scripts only fire after consent.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"l14\", title: \"Re-activate paid ad campaigns with updated URLs\", detail: \"Un-pause campaigns and verify ads are pointing to the correct new landing page URLs.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"ecom:yes\", \"seo:critical\", \"seo:important\"], tool: \"Google Ads \/ Meta Ads\" },\n { id: \"l15\", title: \"Lift the content freeze\", detail: \"Notify the content team that the migration is live and normal publishing can resume.\", priority: \"nice\", conditions: [], tool: \"\" },\n ]\n },\n postlaunch: {\n label: \"Phase 4: Post-Launch Monitoring\",\n badge: \"postlaunch\",\n items: [\n { id: \"m1\", title: \"Check Search Console daily for crawl errors (Week 1)\", detail: \"Look for spikes in 404s, 5xx errors, and indexing issues. Fix immediately.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"Google Search Console\" },\n { id: \"m2\", title: \"Monitor organic traffic daily vs. baseline (Week 1)\", detail: \"Some fluctuation is normal. A 30%+ drop signals a technical issue needing urgent attention.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [], tool: \"GA4 \/ Search Console\" },\n { id: \"m3\", title: \"Track indexed page count daily (Week 1)\", detail: \"A significant drop in indexed pages means Google is having trouble with your new site.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"Google Search Console\" },\n { id: \"m4\", title: \"Monitor server logs for 404 errors\", detail: \"Each 404 from a previously valid URL represents a missing or broken redirect. Prioritise high-traffic 404s.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"Server logs \/ Screaming Frog Log Analyzer\" },\n { id: \"m5\", title: \"Verify ad campaign performance post-migration\", detail: \"Check that conversion tracking is accurate and campaign performance hasn't degraded due to URL changes.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"ecom:yes\", \"seo:critical\"], tool: \"Google Ads \/ Meta Ads Manager\" },\n { id: \"m6\", title: \"Compare keyword rankings against baseline (Week 2)\", detail: \"Are your important keywords recovering? Investigate underperforming pages individually.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"seo:critical\", \"seo:important\"], tool: \"Ahrefs \/ SEMrush \/ Search Console\" },\n { id: \"m7\", title: \"Run a fresh crawl and compare with pre-migration data (Compare Crawls)\", detail: \"Look for new broken links, missing metadata, orphaned pages, or unexpected technical issues. Use 'Compare Crawls' features.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"Screaming Frog \/ SEMrush Site Audit\" },\n { id: \"m8\", title: \"Check backlink profile for losses\", detail: \"Verify external links are resolving through your redirects. A drop in referring domains means redirect issues.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"seo:critical\", \"seo:important\"], tool: \"Ahrefs \/ SEMrush\" },\n { id: \"m9\", title: \"Monitor conversion rates and revenue (Weeks 1\u20134)\", detail: \"Compare against your pre-migration baseline. Drops may indicate UX issues, broken forms, or tracking problems.\", priority: \"critical\", conditions: [\"ecom:yes\"], tool: \"GA4 \/ Shopify Analytics\" },\n { id: \"m10\", title: \"Check bounce rate and engagement on key pages\", detail: \"A spike in bounce rate on previously strong pages may indicate rendering, UX, or content issues on the new site.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"GA4\" },\n { id: \"m11\", title: \"Update Google Business Profile with new URLs\", detail: \"If your domain or key page URLs changed, update your GBP listing.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"type:domain\"], tool: \"Google Business Profile\" },\n { id: \"m12\", title: \"Update social media profiles and bios\", detail: \"Replace old URLs in all social profiles, link-in-bio tools, and pinned posts.\", priority: \"nice\", conditions: [\"type:domain\"], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"m13\", title: \"Update email signatures and templates\", detail: \"Replace old URLs in email signatures, automated emails, and newsletter templates.\", priority: \"nice\", conditions: [\"type:domain\"], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"m14\", title: \"Reach out to high-value backlink sources\", detail: \"Ask top linking sites to update their links to your new URLs. Direct links beat redirects long-term.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"type:domain\", \"seo:critical\"], tool: \"Ahrefs \/ email outreach\" },\n { id: \"m15\", title: \"Update business directories and citations\", detail: \"Update NAP (name, address, phone) and URLs in all directory listings.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"type:domain\"], tool: \"\" },\n { id: \"m16\", title: \"Test social sharing from the live site\", detail: \"Share key pages on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X. Verify OG images, titles, and descriptions render correctly.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [], tool: \"Meta Sharing Debugger\" },\n { id: \"m17\", title: \"Continue weekly monitoring for 90 days\", detail: \"Domain migrations can take 3 months to fully recover. Don't let up on monitoring.\", priority: \"important\", conditions: [\"type:domain\"], tool: \"GA4 \/ Search Console \/ Ahrefs\" },\n { id: \"m18\", title: \"Monitor AI Overview \/ featured snippet presence\", detail: \"Check if your content still appears in AI Overviews and featured snippets post-migration.\", priority: \"nice\", conditions: [\"seo:critical\"], tool: \"SEMrush \/ manual SERP checks\" },\n { id: \"m19\", title: \"Run a post-migration accessibility audit\", detail: \"Verify WCAG compliance hasn't regressed. Check screen readers, keyboard navigation, and colour contrast on the live site.\", priority: \"nice\", conditions: [], tool: \"axe DevTools \/ WAVE\" },\n { id: \"m20\", title: \"Document lessons learned\", detail: \"Record what went well, what went wrong, and what you'd do differently. 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'15803d' : 'cbd5e1' } };\n cellG.alignment = { vertical: 'middle', wrapText: true };\n cellG.fill = { type: 'pattern', pattern: 'solid', fgColor: { argb: bgColor } };\n cellG.border = borderAll;\n\n ws.getRow(row).height = item.detail.length > 60 ? 36 : 26;\n });\n row++;\n ws.getRow(row).height = 8;\n }\n\n row += 2;\n ws.mergeCells(`A${row}:G${row}`);\n const footerCell = ws.getCell(`A${row}`);\n footerCell.value = 'Generated by Digital Nomads HQ \u2022 digitalnomadshq.com.au';\n footerCell.font = { name: 'Arial', size: 9, italic: true, color: { argb: '7a8ea0' } };\n footerCell.alignment = { horizontal: 'center', vertical: 'middle' };\n\n const buffer = await wb.xlsx.writeBuffer();\n const blob = new Blob([buffer], { type: 'application\/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet' });\n saveAs(blob, 'website-migration-checklist.xlsx');\n}\n<\/script>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a35121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a35121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"heading3\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-Migration: Get Your House in Order<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc28ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc28ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is where 90% of migration success is decided. Skip the planning and you’ll be firefighting for months.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfa8a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdfa8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Back Up Everything<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60da992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60da992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This one’s non-negotiable. Before you touch anything, <strong>take a complete backup of your website<\/strong>. That means your database, files, media, plugins, themes… the lot. If something goes sideways during migration, this backup is your safety net.<\/p><p>If you’re on WordPress, tools like UpdraftPlus or All-in-One WP Migration make this pretty painless. For other platforms, check with your hosting provider or development team.<\/p><p><u><strong>EXPERT TIP:<\/strong> Store your backup somewhere separate from your current hosting environment. If the server goes down during migration, you don’t want your backup sitting on the same server.<\/u><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647b669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"647b669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Crawl and Audit Your Existing Site<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bdedaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bdedaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can’t migrate what you don’t understand. Run a full crawl of your current site using a tool like Screaming Frog, Sitebulb, or Semrush’s Site Audit.<\/p><p>What you’re looking for:<\/p><p><strong>A complete list of all URLs<\/strong> (pages, posts, images, PDFs… everything currently indexed). Any existing broken links, redirect chains, or crawl errors. Your current site structure and internal linking patterns. Pages that are already performing well in search engines (you <em>really<\/em> don’t want to lose these).<\/p><p>This crawl data becomes your migration map. It tells you exactly which pages need redirects, which URLs are changing, and where the SEO value lives on your current site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a99031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a99031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screaming-Frog-URL-Example-1024x489.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42617\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screaming-Frog-URL-Example-1024x489.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screaming-Frog-URL-Example-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screaming-Frog-URL-Example-768x367.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screaming-Frog-URL-Example-1536x733.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screaming-Frog-URL-Example-2048x978.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Here's an example of Screaming Frogs URL Crawl - All URLS Exported<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c3119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7c3119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Plan Your Redirects (Yes, All of Them)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22a315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a22a315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your URLs are changing, <strong>you need a 301 redirect plan. Every. Single. Page.<\/strong><\/p><p>We have seen too many websites get redeveloped with the lack of urgency and planning on page redirects. One company I recently assessed lost 60% of their organic traffic in the first 6 months of their new website going live! Not great for business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9785898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9785898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Client-Losing-60-organic-traffic-1024x430.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42612\" alt=\"Client Losing 60% organic traffic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Client-Losing-60-organic-traffic-1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Client-Losing-60-organic-traffic-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Client-Losing-60-organic-traffic-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Client-Losing-60-organic-traffic-1536x645.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Client-Losing-60-organic-traffic.png 1576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Business lost 60% of organic traffic.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e66173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e66173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A 301 redirect tells search engines, “This page has permanently moved here.” Without them, Google sees your new pages as brand new content and your old pages as dead links. That means lost rankings, lost link equity, and a whole lot of 404 errors.<\/p><p>Here’s how to approach it:<\/p><p>Map every old URL to its new URL in a spreadsheet. Prioritise your highest-traffic pages and pages with strong backlink profiles. Don’t redirect everything to the homepage. That’s lazy, and Google knows it. Test your redirects in a staging environment before going live.<\/p><p><strong>PRO TIP:<\/strong> Let’s say you’ve got 500 pages on your current site. If even 20% of those are generating organic traffic, that’s 100 pages where broken redirects could cost you real business. Map them properly. No shortcuts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce85ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ce85ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Set Up a Staging Environment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fad1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67fad1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Never migrate straight to your live site. Set up a staging environment where you can build, test, and troubleshoot your new site without affecting your live performance.<\/p><p>Make sure your staging site is blocked from search engines (via robots.txt or password protection). The last thing you need is Google indexing a half-finished version of your new site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb7050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abb7050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"heading4\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">During Migration: Execute the Plan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15cd5db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15cd5db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Implement Your Redirects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e64dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e64dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With your redirect map ready, it’s time to implement. Depending on your platform and server, this might be done via .htaccess files, server-level redirects, or a WordPress plugin like Redirection or Rank Math – As an agency we use Rankmath Pro, we find this most effective for redirects along with additional SEO benefits for scalable implementations.<\/p><p>Double-check every redirect. A single wrong redirect can create chains, loops, or send users to the wrong pages. <strong>Test, test, test.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c377968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c377968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"heading5\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Check Your On-Page SEO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c64b84f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c64b84f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the migration, make sure your on-page SEO elements have carried across:<\/p><p>Title tags and meta descriptions. Header tags (H1, H2, H3 structure). Image alt text. Internal links (update any that point to old URLs). Canonical tags pointing to the correct new URLs. Schema markup and structured data.<\/p><p>It’s easy to lose these in a redesign, especially if your new site has a different content structure. Don’t assume your development team has handled this. Check it yourself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce08ef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce08ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"heading6\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Update Your XML Sitemap<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-455e818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"455e818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Generate a new <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/blog\/what-is-a-sitemap\/\">XML sitemap<\/a> reflecting your updated site structure and submit it to Google Search Console. This helps search engines crawl and index your new pages faster.<\/p><p>While you’re at it, review your robots.txt file. Make sure it’s not accidentally blocking important pages on the new site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b73708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b73708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Post-Migration: Monitor and Fix<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7828b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7828b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The migration isn’t done when the new site goes live. In fact, this is where the real work starts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01330f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01330f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Run a Full Post-Migration Crawl<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b3609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59b3609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Crawl your new site immediately after launch. Compare it against your pre-migration crawl data. You’re looking for:<\/p><p>Any pages returning 404 errors. Redirect issues (chains, loops, incorrect destinations). Missing or duplicate meta data. Broken internal or external links. Changes in page count (did pages go missing?).<\/p><p><strong>EXPERT TIP:<\/strong> Don’t just check once and walk away. Crawl again at 48 hours, one week, and one month post-migration. Issues can surface over time as Google re-crawls your site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b3148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31b3148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. Monitor Your SEO Performance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d39dec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d39dec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keep a close eye on Google Search Console in the weeks following migration. Watch for:<\/p><p>Indexing issues or coverage errors. Drops in impressions or clicks for key pages. Crawl errors flagged by Google. Any manual actions or security issues.<\/p><p>It’s normal to see a small dip in performance right after a site migration. Google needs time to process the changes. But if you’re seeing significant drops that don’t recover within 2 to 4 weeks… something’s gone wrong with your redirects, indexing, or site structure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107a21f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"107a21f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10. Test Everything a Real User Would<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c545773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c545773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This one gets overlooked more than it should. Walk through your new site like a customer would. Test your forms, check your checkout flow, click through your navigation, test on mobile, check page load speeds.<\/p><p>A technically perfect migration means nothing if the site doesn’t actually <em>work<\/em> for the people using it.<\/p><p><strong>PRO TIP:<\/strong> Use Google PageSpeed Insights and run a Lighthouse audit on your key pages post-migration. Performance issues on the new site (slow load times, layout shifts) can hurt rankings just as much as broken redirects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235d18e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"235d18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11. Update External Links and Listings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c1d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71c1d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your domain or URL structure has changed, don’t forget the links you <em>don’t<\/em> control. Update your Google Business Profile, social media profiles, directory listings, and reach out to sites linking to your old URLs where possible.<\/p><p>Yes, your redirects will catch most of this traffic. But direct links to the new URLs are always stronger for SEO than relying on redirects long-term.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cedba5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cedba5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Bottom Line<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b6630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96b6630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A website migration doesn’t have to be a disaster. 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