Soczysty

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  • Your approach is practical and can work, but there might be more efficient solutions to consider. Here are a few alternatives and suggestions:

    1. Full Migration to WordPress

    Rather than splitting your site between HTML and WordPress, it may be worth considering a full migration of all your articles to WordPress. Here’s why:

    • Simplified Management: Managing all your content in one system (WordPress) will make it easier to update, edit, and maintain.
    • SEO Benefits: WordPress has built-in SEO tools (and plugins), which can boost your site’s visibility. Keeping old articles in HTML might limit your SEO potential compared to having everything in WordPress.
    • Consistent Look & UX: Migrating everything to WordPress ensures a seamless user experience with a unified design and navigation across your entire site.
    • Preserving Old URLs: If the old URLs are important for SEO, you can use 301 redirects to ensure they remain intact. WordPress has several plugins that simplify this process.

    2. Use Custom Post Types (CPT) in WordPress

    If you go with WordPress, consider using Custom Post Types (CPT) to manage different types of content (e.g., older vs. newer articles). This will allow you to segment content while keeping it all within WordPress. From a user’s perspective, it can feel like the old content is on a different system, but you’re still managing it centrally.

    3. Archive Older Articles in WordPress

    Another option is to create an archive section in WordPress for older articles. This can have its own look and feel, giving you flexibility while still allowing users to access all content from one platform.

    If you’re set on keeping older articles in HTML, consider using a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to serve those pages faster. This can mitigate performance issues without the need to fully migrate those files to WordPress, though you’ll still have to manually manage them.Conclusion

    The most efficient solution might be to fully migrate everything to WordPress and use 301 redirects to maintain old URLs. This simplifies management, enhances SEO, and ensures a consistent experience across the site. Running two systems can lead to complications with performance, SEO, and security. If you prefer to keep both systems, make sure your server is configured correctly so they don’t conflict.

    • This reply was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by Soczysty.
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