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GuideSEO & Site Migration

How to recover old URLs and build a redirect map

Where a site's old addresses can be found once the site has gone, how messy those lists are, and how to turn them into a one-hop redirect map ranked by evidence, with a worked example and rules for Apache, nginx and _redirects.

DropOps Research Team · 8 October 2026 · 12 min read
GuideSEO & Site Migration

How to rebuild an old website without losing its SEO

A rebuild keeps its search visibility when every old address gets a deliberate decision, redirects go straight to the right page and the new site's signals agree. This guide covers live sites and sites that have already gone.

DropOps Research Team · 8 October 2026 · 17 min read