WEBSITE CHANGE — URL MAPPING
Original TAO Labs template, 17 October 2026. Free to use and adapt.
Guide: https://taolabs.ch/en/guides/change-website-keep-search-visibility/
This document prepares checks; it does not configure redirects.
Never include passwords, keys or domain transfer codes.

PROJECT
Current website / future domain: [complete]
Technical owner / approver: [complete]
Planned date / backup / recovery procedure: [complete]
Email and other domain dependencies: [inventory separately]

ONE RECORD PER OLD ADDRESS — COPY THIS BLOCK
Complete old URL: [complete]
Content and current usefulness / known visits or links: [complete]
Decision: [address kept / redirect / removed content to assess]
Complete new URL, where applicable: [complete]
Why the destination answers the same need: [complete]
Person implementing the change / date: [complete]
Old URL test: [HTTP status / destination / date]
Destination test: [HTTP status / expected content / date]
Internal links and sitemap updated: [yes / no / not applicable]
Result / correction / approval: [complete]

FICTIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLE — REPLACE THESE ADDRESSES
Old URL: https://restaurant.example/carte/
New URL: https://restaurant.example/menu/
Decision: permanent 301 redirect because the new page presents the menu.
Expected: old URL 301 to /menu/; destination 200 with the menu.
Unknown URLs should not all be redirected to the homepage.
This example was exercised locally; it proves no Google result.