Traffic Down Since VB to XF Migration

[H00lio]

How did this go? Did traffic ever bounce back? Did you pinpoint the problem? If so, what was the fix?
Thanks

 

[Alfuzzy]

Nope never bounced back. My best guess is something was not setup properly when the migration from VB to XF was done. Ton's & ton's of backlinks established over 15+ years with VB were lost.

 

[H00lio]

Sorry to hear...

onwards and upwards I guess..

 

[Suzanne O]

Nope never bounced back. My best guess is something was not setup properly when the migration from VB to XF was done. Ton's & ton's of backlinks established over 15+ years with VB were lost.

Go on to all social media and post your link up.

 

[RichDevman]

Nope never bounced back. My best guess is something was not setup properly when the migration from VB to XF was done. Ton's & ton's of backlinks established over 15+ years with VB were lost.

I dont remember reading this thread but did you set up the redirects correctly?

 

[philmckrackon]

I dont remember reading this thread but did you set up the redirects correctly?

Easiest way to tell if the rewrites are correct is to find an old thread with a link using your old vb dbseo URL, check your 301 log, or type one in to the address bar and see if it redirects to the new XF URL. If you get Oops then the .htaccess rewrite is incorrect.
Since you had dbseo, the supplied XF rewrite .htaccess will not work, it expects stock VB urls.

 

[RichDevman]

Or just check GSC and manually fix those or at least the juicy ones with 301 redirects.

 

[Alfuzzy]

I dont remember reading this thread but did you set up the redirects correctly?

After 4 years since the migration ( I didn't do the migration)...doesn't really matter. Unfortunately damage was done long ago.

Unless I'm wrong...and after 4 years something can still be done.

 

[cpvr]

Nope never bounced back. My best guess is something was not setup properly when the migration from VB to XF was done. Ton's & ton's of backlinks established over 15+ years with VB were lost.

Did you submit to a sitemap to Google search console as well?

Your backlinks shouldn’t have been lost if the links were properly redirected.

 

[Alfuzzy]

All great questions, ideas, and suggestions.

Unfortunately the migration happened 4 years ago...the discussion is really only academic now.