Will There Be Much Impact When Moving Site To New Root Folder?

[Easigrass]

Hi, ok so I have a pretty big site that is located on my sever /root/current-folder/. I want to rebuild the site completely as it's using software that is out of date and not our main focus anymore (OpenCart).

We want to move to a Wordpress platform, but want to have as little impact on the SEO as possible.

Our current strategy is:

• List all URLs/Titles/Meta indexed with Google on current site
• Create new folder on the server /root/new-folder/

My question is... if I move to a new folder on the server (same TLD) and then re-route the TLD to go to this new folder, will there be more of an impact on SEO that if I start a fresh in the current folder?

Thanks

[evolvingSEO]

Hi Alex

If I understand this, you're changing the literal file folder on your server, but to the user and in the browser the URLs and folders stay the same?

If so, there's no danger here. Just redirect and URLs that do change.

-Dan

PS (I think James, understandably, misunderstood the question - you only need to worry if URLs in the browser change.)

[Easigrass]

Thanks James. My issue is that I need to keep the current site (Opencart) rolling whilst I build the new one in the background (Wordpress).

If I install Wordpress on the current root folder where the current website is, it files will conflict and I'll be in a right mess.

[Easigrass]

What is the best way forward then? I have a root folder - then inside that root folder are tonnes of OpenCart files for the current website.

Do I just create a new folder in the root, call it v2 and install a Wordpress site there? Then have the domain name point to that new folder? Obviously keeping all urls in tact and 301 redirecting any unused previous urls.

Alex

[Easigrass]

Yes this will be exactly the same structure - just in a new folder on the same server

[Moreleads]

Hi Alex,

I would say if you maintain the exact same url structure e.g.:

before:

http://www.xxxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxx

after:

http://www.xxxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxx

You will be good with the search engines, independent in which server folder the new site is (current or new).

Hope this helps

[Cesare.Marchetti]

Hi Alex,

Honestly I am not sure if I understand your problem correctly.

What does this mean "...I start a fresh in the current folder?"

1) /root/new-folder/

2) /root/new-folder/??? or what?

If you just put your files (new installation) in another folder and make your domain point to that folder, you should only taking care of redirecting the old urls to the new ones. There is nothing else to do in my opinion.

Cheers,

Cesare