Redirect Entire Site?

  • dvdcnfld

    (@dvdcnfld)


    9 years ago

    Hello –

    Really frustrated, we are migrating content from an old WordPress site to a new one, all I need to do is set up a wildcard redirect from the old site to a page on the new, to explain to users why they’ve been taken there.

    I want to keep the old site up because it has some history, so I want access to it if I need to login.

    Tried several plugins, but they are 10x too complicated for what I need, can’t make them work. Also, using Hostmonster, but don’t fully trust their wildcard redirect.

    Any suggestions for how to do this?

    Of course, the one page I’d still need access to is wp-login.

    Thanks, David

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  • HudsonValleyWebDesign

    (@jaycbrf)

    9 years ago

    There are a few options.
    1. You could create a popup on the old site with a paragraph of text and a “Take me to new site” button.
    2. You could create a popup on the old site with a paragraph of text and a javascript re-direct to the new site after a short pause.
    3. .htaccess redirect on old site to a landing page that tells user why they were redirected

    Liam Stewart

    (@gingeds)

    9 years ago

    I would do this via .htaccess – You can do it by adding the following into your .htaccess file on the old WordPress site (or non WP site).

    Redirect 301 / http://newwebsite.com/page-explaining-move

    Let me know if you have any questions – I’m happy to help.

    Cheers!

    Liam

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