The address map
Every old address still opens the right page
Pellbrook's old site had five pages. Google listed them, and customers saved and shared them. The new site uses new addresses, so each old address now forwards to its new page, in one jump.
Try it
Tap an old address
Each one is an address from the old site. Tap it and the new page opens.
The map
Old address, new page
| Old address | Opens now |
|---|---|
/index.htm | Home / |
/services.htm | Services /services/ |
/specials.html | Services /services/The specials now sit on the Services page, next to the prices. |
/aboutus.php | About /about/ |
/contact_us.html | Contact /contact/ |
/Index.htm, /Services.htm, /AboutUs.php, /Contact_Us.html | The same four pagesThe old site linked some pages with capital letters. The new host treats capitals as a different address, so each spelling gets its own line. |
What Google says
What a 301 tells Google
Each forward is a 301. Google's guide says the 301 and 308 codes mean "a page has permanently moved to a new location".
Google's guide to redirects recommends a permanent server-side redirect whenever possible, as "the best way to ensure that Google Search and people are directed to the correct page". It also says permanent redirects "Show the new redirect target in search results".
What the 301s do for certain: every old link, bookmark and search result opens the right new page, not an error page. Google's guide says nothing about rankings, so we don't promise any.
What we did on this site
- Every old page has a new home. None ends on an error page.
- One jump each, straight to the final address. No chains.
- Two old pages became one, so both forward to it.
- Every link inside the new site points at a new address, never an old one.
- Old spellings with capital letters are covered too.
See the redirect file
# Pellbrook Plumbing (a made-up company). Every old page address goes to its new page.
# 301 = moved for good. One jump each, straight to the final address (the new pages are folders, so they end in /).
/index.htm / 301
/services.htm /services/ 301
/specials.html /services/ 301
/aboutus.php /about/ 301
/contact_us.html /contact/ 301
# The old site linked some pages with capital letters. Addresses here match capitals exactly, so each spelling is listed.
/Index.htm / 301
/Services.htm /services/ 301
/AboutUs.php /about/ 301
/Contact_Us.html /contact/ 301That file is the whole job. The host, Cloudflare Pages, reads it and sends each 301.
See both sites on your phone
Open the old site, then the new one. Same company, same pages, new addresses.