Domain migration SEO.
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- Audit robots.txt to ensure AI crawlers can access priority pages30 cited sources24 categories
- Update all internal site links to HTTPS URLs post-migration12 cited sources8 categories
- Inspect and fix redirect chains to ensure a single hop per redirect11 cited sources12 categories
- Allow PerplexityBot in robots.txt to enable crawler access10 cited sources8 categories
- Audit and whitelist AI crawler access via robots.txt9 cited sources8 categories
- Ensure XML sitemap lists all canonical, indexable URLs and is regularly updated9 cited sources7 categories
- Monitor first week post-migration for 404s, redirect errors, and indexing issues6 cited sources3 categories
- Update canonical tags to self-reference new URLs4 cited sources3 categories
- Lower DNS TTL before migration cutover3 cited sources2 categories
- Publish a current llms.txt file to guide AI content crawling3 cited sources2 categories
- Audit AI crawler access and llms.txt configuration pre-migration2 cited sources1 category
- Audit robots.txt and llms.txt for AI crawler access on domain migration2 cited sources1 category
- Avoid simultaneous domain and URL structure changes during migration2 cited sources2 categories
- Document migration scope including domain, URL, CMS, content, and hosting changes2 cited sources2 categories
- Perform a crawl of new domain immediately after migration launch2 cited sources1 category
- Prepare a comprehensive URL redirect map with 301 redirects2 cited sources1 category
- Publish an llms.txt file to guide AI assistant crawlers2 cited sources1 category
- Test priority redirects manually before DNS cutover2 cited sources1 category
- Verify new domain property ownership in Google and Bing Search Consoles2 cited sources1 category
- Verify robots.txt and llms.txt allow AI crawler access during domain migration2 cited sources1 category
- Verify robots.txt and llms.txt allow AI crawler access pre-migration2 cited sources1 category
- Audit and update email and third-party system settings for new domain1 cited source1 category
- Document old and new domains, subdomains, and affected systems1 cited source1 category
- Keep old hosting environment live to serve redirects reliably post-migration1 cited source1 category
- Maintain old domain redirects indefinitely for important URLs1 cited source1 category
- Monitor 404 errors and server logs for old URLs post-migration1 cited source1 category
- Submit 'Change of Address' request in Google Search Console1 cited source1 category
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