Google has up to date the website transfer associated search documentation this week. It looks like many of the adjustments had been principally about simplifying issues round website strikes, eradicating some content material, clarification and so forth.
Gary Illyes stated on Mastodon, “simply cleaned it up; it collected quite a lot of doubtlessly pointless sentences over time. And we linked out to some exterior sources from these with extra working data on website strikes.”
I didn’t undergo all of the documentation change, however the obvious ones I caught embody these:
(1) Eliminated the “what’s a website transfer” doc, including “altering internet hosting.” and misc adjustments, see this sidebar navigation change to what’s reside versus the Wayback machine:
(2) The location transfer – transfer URL change associated paperwork was renamed to the altering your internet hosting however the URL is similar and far of the content material is similar. Like I stated above, quite a lot of rewording, simplifying, eradicating of content material.
It is best to undergo these new docs from scratch and skim them, each time you’re about to do a brand new website transfer.
In truth, yesterday, Google launched a Search Off The File podcast speaking concerning the previous website transfer documentation written by former Googler, Pierre Far.
Undergo these adjustments from the Wayback machine to the brand new URL or simply learn the brand new one so you do not confuse issues.
Discussion board dialogue at Mastodon.
