Home Page URL: 301 Redirect

  • Hello,

    Apologies in advance if this is a really stupid question;

    I am just about to migrate from my old HTML site that resides in my root directory, to a new WordPress site that is residing in its own subfolder (mydomain.com/new).

    I have built the 301 re-direct commands for each of the pages (I am 301 re-directing each old page to its equivalent on the new site) – all good so far…

    I only have one page I cannot figure out: my home page

    All other pages have a specific path, e.g: “mydomain.com/new/about-us”, but I cannot seem to find the URL path to my home page. Even the page editor just shows “mydomain.com/new” in the URL/Permalink field at the top of the page, and not a specific page name. All I can find anywhere is the path “mydomain.com/new”

    As my intention is to keep SEO intact, I wanted to redirect my old home page to my new home page, not just to the generic folder /new.

    What URL/page name do I use for this specific home page 301 redirect?

    Many thanks,
    Donhinio.

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  • if i understood the question correctly, the URL for your old homepage should be “/” or “/index.htm” or “/index.html” (without the brackets)

    Thread Starter Donhinio

    (@donhinio)

    Hi Pamello,

    Yes, my old index page is “www.mydomain/index.html”

    I wanted to know how to find out the specific address/page name for my new WordPress index page which resides in: “www.mydomain/new”

    (I have yet to action any re-directs, so old HTML site still live.)

    Thanks.

    if it’s a WordPress site i believe your new homepage should be /index.php but if you did a redirect to /new/ that should do the trick too. if you want to double-check on the structure of your website, connect via FTP client. that should give you a good picture of the overall structure. i hope it helps

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