Ok, I just used 301 redirect old url to the new one.

created a new XML file too.

Now my question is, how long does it take before google recognize the new url and de-index the old one?

And when it is de-indexed, I should delete the old page, right?

Thanks

Hello,

I need to change the URL name for a few pages on my site. The site was launched just recently, so it has no obvious ranking and traffic.

My question is, what is the best practice for changing/deleting the page name? after deleting the page, should I go to Google webmaster tool and use URL Removal and remove the old page?

I know that I have to also create a new XML sitemap file, but not sure about the old pages in google search result

Thanks!