New website / old domain / search engine results

  • bwhughes

    (@bwhughes)


    11 years ago

    Hello!

    I have successfully got a new WordPress site running on an existing domain that previously had an old HTML website. Everything is running fine with the new site. The old site is GONE.

    In the domain’s search engine results, the OLD information about the site is displayed, but clicking on the old information takes you to the new site. It’s got text in the results that does not appear on the new site.

    I’ve set up plugins to aid with SEO. I’ve submitted sitemaps. But is there some additional way I can help to “encourage” the search engines to start displaying the correct new information for my site?

    I noticed this problem when I wanted to post my new site to Facebook. The website title and descriptive text that came up were being pulled from the old site! But again, as I said, clicking on the link takes you to the new site just fine.

    I just think it looks bad to have all that old info in the results and in Facebook posts.

    How soon can I expect that this information will change? Is there anything I can do to speed the process up?

    Thank you!

Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • WPShowCase

    (@wpshowcase)

    Hello,

    All you need to do is to wait for the search engines to update. This might be a few weeks.

    Good luck with your new site,
    WPShowCase

    Thread Starter bwhughes

    (@bwhughes)

    Thank you, WPShowCase.

    I really don’t want it to take a few weeks! Is that really typical? On Google, my organization’s name is the very first result. It’s not being ignored.

    Can’t it possibly be faster than that? There’s got to be a way to “encourage” them to update the information.

    I guess I’m looking for a second opinion, but thank you for the response!

    voala

    (@voala)

    1. go to analytics and see the broken links that come to your new wordpress installation.
    2. install a redirect plugin (https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/redirection/) and add each incoming broken link to the proper page content.

    You’ve already done lots of things to speed it up.

    Search engines might update faster – it depends on the website.

Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • The topic ‘New website / old domain / search engine results’ is closed to new replies.