{"id":1503,"date":"2022-03-05T17:09:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T11:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/?p=1503"},"modified":"2022-03-05T17:09:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T11:39:33","slug":"how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-domain-without-losing-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-domain-without-losing-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Move WordPress to a New Domain (Without Losing SEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Are you willing to move your WordPress site to a new domain?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While moving to a new domain, the thing that is affected most is the SEO ranking of a site. As a website owner, You may be afraid of losing all the efforts you put into optimizing your old website for search engines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Therefore, You have to handle this process very carefully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Although you can&#8217;t avoid temporary SEO fluctuations when moving your website to a new domain, you can surely minimize its effects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In this write-up, we will explain to you both the ways of how you can:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Move WordPress to a new domain<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Maintain your SEO rankings by using the appropriate redirects.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why move WordPress to a new domain?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There may be different reasons you wish to change to a new domain, such as<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">you want to go along with a new domain name and like to rebrand from one name to another, or you want to merge your multiple sites into a single domain, or your old domain is undergoing some issue, and you need to start from a new one.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How the process takes place?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While moving a website to a new host, the DNS (domain name system) is changed for directing the old domain name to the location of a new host.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In that case, Search engines will have to adjust the changes and crawl your site at the new location, which affects the SEO. In addition, it also affects your search traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you are worried about it, Don&#8217;t worry, this is normal, and every website faces this situation while moving to a new domain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Note:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0This tutorial is only for switching a domain name and not moving a WordPress site to a new host.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Step 1: Create WordPress site&#8217;s Package using Duplicator<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To start, You have to create a full backup of your WordPress site. This backup will be required to create a duplicate of your website so that you can properly set up the redirects from your old domain name to the new one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are many WordPress backup plugins available in the market, but we will use\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/duplicator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the Duplicator<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0plugin, which is the finest free backup and migration plugin available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1505\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/banner-772x250-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"772\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/banner-772x250-1.png 772w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/banner-772x250-1-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/banner-772x250-1-768x249.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, you have to install and activate the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/duplicator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Duplicator<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0plugin on your old domain name. You can see our tutorial on\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/how-to-install-a-wordpress-plugin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">how to install a WordPress plugin<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0if you find it difficult to install.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After activation, the plugin adds up a Duplicator menu into your WordPress admin area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Click on the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Duplicator<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0menu, and then select the &#8216;Create New&#8217; tab to create a new package of your WordPress site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1506\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/new-duplicator-package.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/new-duplicator-package.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/new-duplicator-package-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After that, you have to click the Next tab to continue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, the Duplicator plugin will run the website duplicator wizard. It will see if everything is in order or not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If it finds an issue, then you will notice a warning with instructions and if everything is marked &#8216;Good,&#8217; then click on the &#8216;Build&#8217; tab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1507\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/build-package.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/build-package.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/build-package-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After this, the plugin will start creating a duplicator package of your website files, and then you will notice download options for the Installer and the Archive package.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You have to click the &#8216;One-click download&#8217; link to download both the files to your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1508\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/downloadpackage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/downloadpackage.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/downloadpackage-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The archive file is the copy of your WordPress files, which includes your permalinks settings, plugins, WordPress themes, uploads, and any other files created by your WordPress plugins. And the installer script is the PHP file that will automate and run the WordPress migration process by unpacking the archive file.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Step 2. Create a SQL Database for Your New Domain Name<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, you have to create a new SQL database to unpack your WordPress on your new domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To create a database, visit your hosting cPanel dashboard, and scroll down to look for the &#8216;Databases&#8217; section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, click on the &#8216;MySQL Databases&#8217; icon provided in the database section and then click to create a new database.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1509\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/createnewdb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/createnewdb.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/createnewdb-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After that, Enter a name for your database and click on the &#8216;Create Database&#8217; tab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, cPanel will create a new database for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then, look for the MySQL Users section there and enter a username and password for your new user.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After placing the details, click on the &#8216;Create a user&#8217; tab.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1510\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/newdbuser.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/newdbuser.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/newdbuser-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, you have to change the user permissions as the new user you just created doesn&#8217;t have permission to work on the database.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For that, scroll down to the &#8216;Add User to Database&#8217; section and select the user you created from the dropdown menu. Below that, select the new database you created and click on the Add tab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1511\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/addusertodb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/addusertodb.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/addusertodb-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And that&#8217;s it; now the user is ready to unpack your WordPress on your new domain name.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Remember the database name, username, and password because You will need them in the next step.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Step 3. Move WordPress on Your New Domain Name<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Do you remember the files you downloaded in the 1 step? You have to upload those Duplicator files to your new domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To start, you have to connect to your domain name using an FTP client such as Filezilla.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When connected, confirm that the root directory of your website is empty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then, upload the archive and installer files to the root directory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1512\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/filesinrootdir-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/filesinrootdir-1.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/filesinrootdir-1-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When uploading is completed, you have to unpack WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To do that, open a new browser tab and enter the following URL: <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">http:\/\/example.com\/installer.php<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Replace example.com with your new domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, it will launch the Duplicator migration wizard, and the Installer will search for the archive file. You have to check the terms checkbox and click on the Next tab to continue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1513\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/import-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/import-1.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/import-1-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, you have to configure your WordPress database details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Enter the database details you created for your new domain name in the earlier step, and the host will probably be localhost. Then, click on the next tab to continue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1514\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/import-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/import-2.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/import-2-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Duplicator will upload your WordPress database backup into your new database from the archive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Next, you will see the updated data options. You don&#8217;t have to change anything as it automatically detects the new URL and path of your domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If it doesn&#8217;t pick it up, you can change the URL to your new domain name and click on the next tab to continue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1515\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/import-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/import-3-1.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/import-3-1-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then, click on the &#8216;Admin Login&#8217; tab to visit the WP admin area of your website on your new domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1516\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/import-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/import-4.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/import-4-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">That&#8217;s it; you have successfully moved your WordPress site to a new domain. Now, to keep SEO, you have to follow the steps below:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Step 4. Set Up Permanent 301 Redirects<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The first step to keep your SEO safe, the users arriving at your old domain name should be forwarded to the new domain. This is done by 301 redirects which are very important for SEO and user experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Adding 301 will allow you to redirect users and search engines to your new domain name automatically.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For example, with proper 301 redirects, anyone who visits your olddomain.com will automatically get redirected to newdomain.com.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To keep your redirects properly, you will have to keep your old WordPress installation active so that it can redirect to your new domain name continuously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, to manually set up redirects to a new domain, you have to edit the WordPress .htaccess file on your old domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To do that, you have to connect to your old site using an FTP client and then edit the .htaccess file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Look for the .htaccess file in the root directory of your site. That is the same directory that contains the &#8220;wp-admin&#8221; and &#8220;wp-content&#8221; folders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Open the .htaccess file and paste the given lines of code at the top:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> #Options +FollowSymLinks<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">RewriteEngine on<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http:\/\/www.newsite.com\/$1 [R=301,L]<\/span><\/pre>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Note:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0You have to replace newsite.com with your new domain name in the above code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After that, try to visit your old domain name. You\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">should<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0be automatically sent to the page on your new domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you did not redirect to your new domain, then this suggests the redirection is not set up properly, and your server doesn&#8217;t support redirect rules. You have to contact the support team of your web hosting company.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Step 5. Notify Google About Your New Domain<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As you have moved WordPress to your new domain name and successfully set up redirects to your site, you must notify Google about the change in your address. It will help Google find your new website domain as quickly as possible and show it in search results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For that, you have to make sure that both your old and new domains are added to the Google Search Console as two different properties. You can follow the steps in our tutorial to know\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/how-to-add-your-wordpress-site-to-google-search-console\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">how to add your site to the google search console.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then, you have to select the old domain name as the active property in your Google Search Console dashboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1517\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/select-old-domain.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/select-old-domain.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/select-old-domain-300x112.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After this, click on the Settings menu and click the &#8216;Change of Address&#8217; option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1518\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/changeofaddress.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/changeofaddress.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/changeofaddress-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, select your new domain under the Update Google section, and click on the &#8216;Validate &amp; Update&#8217; tab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1519\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/changeaddresstonewdomain.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/changeaddresstonewdomain.png 550w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/changeaddresstonewdomain-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And that&#8217;s it; Google will validate that your old domain is redirecting to the new domain and save the changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After that, Google Search Console will display a change in address form to submit your request.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1504\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-domain-name-wordpress-change-of-address-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-domain-name-wordpress-change-of-address-2.png 926w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-domain-name-wordpress-change-of-address-2-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-domain-name-wordpress-change-of-address-2-768x467.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Step6. Notify Users About your New Domain Name<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Although you set up redirects to your domain name and they are working properly, it is always good to notify your users about your new domain. For that, you can write a blog post on your new site and share it on your social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you use a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-paid-newsletter-in-wordpress-substack-alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">paid newsletter<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/how-to-add-web-push-notification-to-your-wordpress-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">push notification subscribers<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on your site, then you can send out notifications to them, as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This can be helpful to notify your users about your new domain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To conclude-<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Moving your site to a new domain may affect your SEO and search traffic. Although you can&#8217;t completely avoid temporary SEO fluctuations, you can surely minimize its effects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We hope this post helped you move your WordPress site to a new domain name and set up redirects to direct traffic from your old domain to a new one. You can also notify google and users about the change in domain.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you willing to move your WordPress site to a new domain?\u00a0 While moving to a new domain, the thing that is affected most is the SEO ranking of a site. As a website owner, You may be afraid of losing all the efforts you put into optimizing your old website for search engines. 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