Comparing old.example.com against example.com
Based on 5 of 61 eligible old URLs (out of 64 discovered). This is not a ranking-preservation score — it only measures observable technical differences.
- Checked
- 5
- Preserved
- 0
- Redirected correctly
- 1
- Needing review
- 3
- Missing
- 1
- Failed to validate
- 0
- New-site indexability issues
- 0
- Old-host links remaining
- 1
- Sitemap coverage
- 80% of 5 paths
Critical and high-priority findings
No usable replacement was found for this URL
https://old.example.com/products/legacy-widget
Final response was 404 at https://old.example.com/products/legacy-widget
Recommendation: Add a redirect from this URL to its closest equivalent on the new site.
This URL redirects to the new homepage instead of an equivalent page
https://old.example.com/blog/2019-annual-review
Redirects to https://example.com/
Recommendation: Map this URL to its actual equivalent page rather than the homepage.
Migration map
| Old URL | Redirect | Final destination | Result | Strongest finding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /about | Permanent (1) | New site — 200 | Redirected | — |
| /blog/2019-annual-review | Permanent (1) | New site — 200 | Review | This URL redirects to the new homepage instead of an equivalent page
|
| /products/legacy-widget | None (0) | Missing — 404 | Missing | No usable replacement was found for this URL
|
| /contact | None (0) | Old site (unchanged) — 200 | Review | This URL still responds directly from the old site
|
| /pricing | Temporary (1) | New site — 200 | Review | A temporary redirect is used for what looks like a permanent move
|
Sitemap coverage and site configuration
Possible homepage catch-all redirect
6 of 61 checked old URLs all redirect to the new homepage (https://example.com/) instead of an equivalent page. This is flagged for review, not automatically treated as incorrect.
- https://old.example.com/blog/2019-annual-review
- https://old.example.com/blog/2018-year-in-review
Unchanged paths
4
Old URLs absent from new sitemap
1
- /products/legacy-widget
New URLs not in old sitemap
1
Informational — new pages are expected during a redesign.
Old-host URLs still in new sitemap
0
Site-level configuration
- Old site robots.txt: found
- New site robots.txt: found
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