Website transition to new site using same domain name

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  • Resolved Caryn M

    1 year, 3 months ago

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    Hi there. I just redesigned my website and using Rank Math now.

    I submitted my sitemaps to Google Search Console a couple days ago. In the Google Search Console and in Rank Math’s 404 monitor, I’m seeing many pages from old website appear that are no longer relevant and would like to delete these pages permanently.

    Is the 404 monitor the tool to use to safely delete very old pages that aren’t included in the new website?

    Thanks for your help from a non-techy person.
    Caryn

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  • RankBot

    1 year, 3 months ago

    Hello,

    We apologize for the issue you are facing with the old pages appearing in your 404 monitor. Yes, the 404 Monitor in Rank Math is indeed the right tool to use for managing and deleting old pages that are no longer relevant to your new website.

    You can clear the logs of the 404 Monitor in a few ways:

    1. Clear Entire Log: If you want to delete all entries, simply click on Clear Log.
      Click Clear Log to clear 404 Monitor log

    2. Delete Individual Logs: If you prefer to delete specific entries, hover over the URI and click Delete.
      Click Delete to delete a 404 Monitor log

    3. Delete Multiple Logs: You can also select multiple URIs by checking their boxes, then scroll to the top of the page, select Delete from the dropdown menu, and click Apply.
      How to delete multiple 404 Monitor logs

    This will help you manage the old pages effectively. If you have any further questions or need assistance with this process, please feel free to reply to this ticket, and a human agent from our support team will be happy to assist you further.

    Thank you for reaching out, and we’re here to help!

    Sources:
    How to Monitor 404 Errors with Rank Math SEO Plugin

    Caryn M

    1 year, 2 months ago

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    Hi.

    I see a lot of pages from old site appearing the Google Search Console that are no longer relevant or available as the new site replaced the old one.

    Since they are showing up as a 404, is it best to assign it a 410 Content deleted or redirect them to the home page selecting the 301 Permanent Move option.

    How do I check the Robots.txt and Meta tags to ensure pages are not being blocked from indexing by a robot.txt file or noindex meta tags?

    Reinelle

    1 year, 2 months ago

    Hello,

    If there are relative pages on your new site, it is better to redirect them to those so their SEO values will be transferred to your new URLs.

    However, if they are no longer existing, you can redirect them using 410 in the 404 monitor.

    Regarding your robots.txt and index meta tags, you can refer to our guide here for our default and recommended rules:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/how-to-edit-robots-txt-with-rank-math/#default-rules
    https://rankmath.com/kb/google-index/

    Looking forward to helping you.

    RankBot

    1 year, 1 month ago

    Hello,

    Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

    If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

    Thank you.

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