So if I create the new site in a subdomain (new.example.com), I can just use a plugin that redirects old links to the new pages as I create them. Then move the whole site from the subdomain to the regular domain when it’s complete. Is that right?
I ran into a problem though, Direct Admin doesn’t have the option to create a subdomain. It’s just not there. I’ve looked through tutorials on how to create the subdomain and they all show the option. I’m going to talk to our hosting company, maybe we don’t have that under our current plan.