What to do with existing URL when replatforming and new URL is the same?

[maland]

We are changing CMS from WordPress to Uberflip.  If there is a URL that remains the same I believe we should not create a redirect. However, what happens to the old page? Should it be deleted?

[GPainter]

Hi there Maland,

I'll do my best to break this down as I feel a bit confused.  When you migrate to a new CMS hopefully your URLS match up and nothing goes wrong. In reality, this never happens.  So think of it from a user point - a user wants to get a  resource, make sure they can. They don't care much on the URL. If you get a 404 (page not found) redirect it to the correct location.

It's always fun migrating and normally one of the more stressful parts of doing SEO. I like to do a before and after comparison to map the URLs.  This can depending on the size of the site though.

TL;DR

404 bad, 200 good.
you shouldn't need to 'delete' pages if they match the old structure. Redirect users if you do change the structure.

Some more reading here - https://moz.com/blog/website-migration-guide

Good luck and check back to let us know how you got on, share the success, shout about the frustration and share what you learnt

[maland]

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[GPainter]

More than happy to help and hope that it was of value