osCMax tip: redirecting pages from your old directory to your new cart directory

[regic]

Helpful tip that anyone whose cart isn't in the mydomain.com/ directory might find useful (search engine spiders included)

Let's say your cart is in the mydomain.com/oscmax/ directory.  You can automatically redirect visitors and search engine spiders from the mydomain.com/ to mydomain.com/oscmax by creating a .htaccess file with the following line in the main / directory

Code:

redirect 301 /index.html http://www.mydomain.com/oscmax/index.php

if that method doesn't work on your server you  could try this alternate line:

Code:

RedirectMatch permanent ^/$ http://www.mydomain.com/oscmax/index.php

You can permanently redirect other pages in the / directory in a similar manner

Code:

redirect 301 /oldproductpage.html http://www.mydomain.com/oscmax/newproductpage.php

More info on using 301 permanent redirects:
http://community.tuliptools.com/index.ph...ml#msg5934

[xppman]

Glad you brought this UP regic. I've been concerned about this
because I decided to leave my files in the /oscmax/  MODE.

Last time I tried to change over...
I lost product info and some other strange things occurred.

[regic]

[quote author=xppman link=topic=5095.msg22868#msg22868 date=1157929380]
I decided to leave my files in the /oscmax/  MODE.[/quote]

I know. That's why I posted this. I looked at your site and saw the landing page. 

You can create a text file with that code in it, rename it .htaccess, and upload it to the xppman.com directory where the landing page is and it should work.

You could add lines for the other old pages too so search engine visitors will be redirected to the new pages.

[xppman]

OK cool. I've been doing so much it's hard to even understand some of what I already did.

I just want to make IT go. It's live too and I did a few things to the old pages but SEO is the main concern. I'm going to get w U IM style cause U R the guru here.
Hope that's cool. 

[regic]

The new "xppman.com" is live. 

[xppman]

[quote author=regic link=topic=5095.msg22917#msg22917 date=1158006107]
The new "xppman.com" is live. 
[/quote]

Yea it is.  Thanks to you regic. 

I really appreciate all the help you guys have given me. 

Now I'll just have to see how SEO friendly it will all be in the next few months.
I was just telling a bud this below:

These are numbers right after sponsored sites.
Most search engines seem to be showing maybe 3 or 4 sponsored links than the websites.
Just typing "wine glass rack"
I'm number 5 and fifth in the visual search of MSN PAGE ONE
I'm number 2 on Alta Vista. PAGE ONE after 5 sponsored links
I'm number 2 on Yahoo.
Went all the way to page 10 on Google but no me hmmm
(but most results up through page 3 or so are NOT even wine glass racks.
It's wine storage bins...so Google's search results are not being very relevant anymore on those key words above)
ANYWAY:

Typing in "hanging wine glass rack"
I'm on page two on Google First site after THREE sponsored links.
I'm number one on MSN and the Fourth visual web site seen so I'm again on page one.
I'm numbers four and five on Alta vista's page 2
I'm on page TWO first site after three sponsored links in AOL
I'm number ONE after 10 sponsored links on page one of Lycos
I'm on page TWO of Look Smart
I'm number ONE  and TWO on Ask Jeeves after 4 sponsored links on PAGE ONE.

I'm in pretty good shape me thinks at the moment concidering I pay for no CPC ads. 
and this is why I want to keep those old pages up too.
That is what is indexed right now
on the engines.

[cranky_hippie]

[quote author=regic link=topic=5095.msg22917#msg22917 date=1158006107]
The new "xppman.com" is live. 
[/quote]

It looks good! Nice work, XPP!

[bargainbloodhound]

It looks very nice.   

[xppman]

Thanks guys... you really think so?  :oops:

Hey BBH I meant to thank you too. 
I don't remember all who replied to my IM helps but...
I think Amy even got in on it too... so again thank all you guys for the help.

Still some more tweaking to do on pics sizes and a few other areas,
but I'm kind of liking it to.  Umm Bell helped me pick out the curtains and decor. 

[BellisimaJ.]

[quote author=regic link=topic=5095.msg22917#msg22917 date=1158006107]
The new "xppman.com" is live. 
[/quote]

Great job, Xp!!