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October 27, 2009 9:08am
Subscribe [3]#1 / Oct 27, 2009 9:08am
Hello,
My client wants to remove the bulk of their website while they go through a period of re-structure. They want to keep the home page (no links) as a holding page.
What’s the best way to do this without causing link-rot. I’m guessing .htaccess re-direct to the homepage?
They’re keen that any ‘old’ content should also be invisible to search engines.
Any advice, .htaccess code very much appreciated.
Many thanks
#2 / Oct 27, 2009 10:50am
I would just turn the system off and edit the system offline template, any non-logged in visitor of the site will then see that page.
#3 / Oct 27, 2009 3:50pm
Would that hide the existing pages from search engines?
#4 / Oct 27, 2009 4:06pm
Yes, it would hide any data that’s not in the site offline template.
#5 / Oct 28, 2009 2:26am
What’s the best way to do this without causing link-rot.
Out of curiosity, what do you mean by “link-rot”?