- 0:00–0:06
Save the old URL list • Record each page before the redesign. • English old • Saved inventory • Page record
An old-page record enters a saved inventory while the original website stays visible.
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Choose the page’s outcome • Keep, move or remove with a reason. • Page record • Keep: 200 • Move: 301 / 308 • No equivalent: 404 / 410
The example page is selected for a move; retained and removed choices stay distinct.
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Point at the relevant page • Use a permanent redirect for the move. • English old • English new • 301 / 308 • Page request
A request to the old English page travels through a 301 or 308 redirect to its relevant English replacement in one hop.
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Keep each language matched • Arabic moves to its Arabic equivalent. • English old • English new • Arabic old • Arabic new • 301 / 308 • Arabic request
An Arabic request follows its own redirect to the Arabic replacement; it does not cross into the English path.
- 0:24–0:30
Check the live result • Compare the response and destination. • Compare both • Expected page • Live status + content
The expected destination and observed response enter a comparison record. Check content as well as status; no ranking result is implied.
A silent example records a moved page, keeps English and Arabic destinations matched and checks the live response.
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