How to redirect subdomain to new blog directory
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I have moved my wordpress blog from a subdomain to a subdirectory /blog/ on my site. What is the best way to setup a redirect from the subdomain to the new /blog/ directory?
Or should I just delete the subdomain blog and wait for google to index it on /blog/. I need to do one or the other so as not to run into duplicate content issues.
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Just look at Google webmaster tools to be sure there are no external incoming links. Then go ahead and move it.
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Thanks. It's a new blog and has no links pointing to it so would it be okay just to move it?
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Unless you 301-redirect the subdomain to the subdirectory, you will be throwing away all the existing value of the blog, Sam, and will be essentially starting again from scratch.
It's a simple matter of adding the 301-redirect code to the .htaccess file. There are plenty of examples in other posts here on Q&A. If you can't find one, or need additional help, just let me know.
But do the redirect! You don't want to throw away all the work done up 'til now.
Paul
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Yes agree, 301 redirects are the way to go. I'd want to take a look at incoming links to individual subdomain blog pages before deciding whether to do a single subdomain to subdirectory redirect, or use a page to page mapping and redirect strategy.
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301 redirect subdomain to subdirectory. You can often do this in your Cpanel for your server.
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