Can I forward old web addresses to new pages?
Yes. In your site's CMS, open Setup, then Redirects. Add the old address (the part after your domain, like /about-the-show) and pick where it should send people. Anyone who visits the old address lands on the page you chose instead of a "page not found" screen. Useful when a page moves, or when this site replaces an older website whose links are still out there.
Each redirect has a Type of move. Permanent (the default) tells search engines the page moved for good and hands its ranking to the new one, which is what you want almost every time. Temporary is for a short detour: it sends visitors along but keeps the old address in search results, so use it only when the old page is coming back.
To move a whole section at once, end the old address with a star, like /old-blog/*, which catches that address and everything under it. End the destination with a star too (like /blog/*) to keep the rest of each address, so /old-blog/2020/my-post lands on /blog/2020/my-post.
More about your website
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- What is the website builder?
- What time zone are the dates on my website in?
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- How do I show my TikTok and Instagram posts on my website?
- What does a Live Portrait page show?
- How is this different from Squarespace or WordPress?
- Can I rank in Google and get cited by AI answer engines?
- Can I hand-edit pages, or does a sync overwrite my work?
- If content lives on podspun.com and my own site, will Google call it duplicate?
- Am I stuck with a template, or can I control how it looks?
- Can I change the loading animation on search?
- Can I build my site before going live?
- Can I hide my site behind a password or a coming soon page?
- Can someone review my draft without logging in?
- Can I undo a change after publishing?
- Can I use Google Analytics on my site?
- Can I add custom JavaScript or CSS to my site?
- How do I crop an image or control how it is framed?
- How do I edit my site's menus?
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- How do I feature an episode inside an article or page?
- How do I promote my store or Patreon on a page?
- Can I put a photo behind a section of a page?
- Can a block stretch edge to edge, or fill the whole screen?
- How do I show an announcement across the top of my site?
- What is Ask & Search?
- Can I choose the example chips on my Search page?
- Where do I control the social sections, like the Monthly Quiz?
- Can I turn individual Live Portrait sections on or off?
- Does my site tell AI assistants what is on it?
- How do I write my own CSS for a block?
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