I write this from experience – regarding this very blog.
When I moved my blog from [BigName Company] to a specialty host, I had literally thousands of references to my site, mostly to my listing of DDS license office locations.
I discovered an easy solution – craft an .htaccess file with the following code:
Options +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . https://www.InsertNewSiteNameHere.com [L]
What this does is refer literally every unresolved link / file directly to the new blog address.
It’s a quick fix with ZERO finesse, but is totally worth it considering that visitors hate nothing more than a 404 error without any referrals to the new site.
If this has helped you, you might find more helpful things on the Twitter account:
Hope this helps!
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