MIT Google - Handling Redirection When Your Site Moves
If your site changes location, you can help MIT-Google detect the change and update its search index automatically. To do so, set up a "301 redirect" on your old site, such that both browsers and search engines are redirected to your new site.
Setting Up 301 Redirection
- If your site is hosted on web.mit.edu, follow the steps outlined in the Web Publishing: Page Redirects
- If your site is hosted on a private server, contact your server's administrator to set up the redirect.
- Once set, MIT-Google, along with other search engines, will eventually detect the change and index your new site.