Google Revamps Change Of Address Tool Within Webmaster Tools

Google’s John Mueller announced they have made significant changes to the Change Of Address Tool they initially added to Google Webmaster Tools in 2009. The new changes help walk-through a webmaster through the process of using the tool, while validating most of the important steps are complete. John said the tool will now “guide you […]

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Google’s John Mueller announced they have made significant changes to the Change Of Address Tool they initially added to Google Webmaster Tools in 2009.

The new changes help walk-through a webmaster through the process of using the tool, while validating most of the important steps are complete. John said the tool will now “guide you through a part of the process” by:

  • Double-checking that you have the sites verified
  • Verifying the redirects are in place
  • Confirming that the redirect doesn’t break verification

Here is a screen shot of the tool’s new interface:

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Google believes this should help many of those who had issues with the tool previously. For more details on how to move your site, read Google’s help documentation.


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Barry Schwartz
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Barry Schwartz is a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry can be followed on Twitter here.

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