http://www.bmon.co.uk/2009/05/what-to-do-with-pages-about-old-products-and-events/ Google AdWords management for industrial and scientific companies Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:50:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bmon.co.uk/2009/05/what-to-do-with-pages-about-old-products-and-events/#comment-5619 Chris Wed, 13 May 2009 09:55:52 +0000 http://www.bmon.co.uk/leadgeneration/?p=732#comment-5619 But would it not be possible, instead of removing a product page when it becomes obsolete (which after all, requires an action), to <i>either</i> automatically add a panel to the top of the page saying "This product is no longer available, but here's a link to its replacement" <b>or</b> to set up a 301 redirect for the old URL to the page with details of the replacement - or even the front page? But would it not be possible, instead of removing a product page when it becomes obsolete (which after all, requires an action), to either automatically add a panel to the top of the page saying "This product is no longer available, but here's a link to its replacement" or to set up a 301 redirect for the old URL to the page with details of the replacement – or even the front page?

]]> http://www.bmon.co.uk/2009/05/what-to-do-with-pages-about-old-products-and-events/#comment-5617 Kim Wed, 13 May 2009 09:47:32 +0000 http://www.bmon.co.uk/leadgeneration/?p=732#comment-5617 Interesting article. I guess it's all a matter of scale. We leave up news articles and the like, which are managed in Wordpress, because they can still be relevant even if the product itself has changed. However, to avoid 404s for products that we no longer sell is just not practical. There are too many products in our catalogue and they change all the time. We should, however, set up a much more customised and friendly 404 page. ... note to self, get it sorted out! Keep up the good work, Chris. Interesting article. I guess it's all a matter of scale. We leave up news articles and the like, which are managed in WordPress, because they can still be relevant even if the product itself has changed.
However, to avoid 404s for products that we no longer sell is just not practical. There are too many products in our catalogue and they change all the time. We should, however, set up a much more customised and friendly 404 page. … note to self, get it sorted out!
Keep up the good work, Chris.

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