How does the change of address tool work?
When you file a change of address request using Search Console, it tells Google to emphasize crawling and indexing your new site over crawling your old site. It also forwards various signals from the old site to the new site, and tells Google to prefer the new site over the old when determining canonical pages.
What happens when you submit a change of address?
Don’t chain site moves. If you submit a change of address to redirect traffic from site A to site B, you can’t immediately submit another change of address from site B to site C. Try not to combine multiple moves to a single location. Moving sites A, B, and C all to new location D can cause some confusion and traffic loss.
How do I change my address in Google?
Open the Change of Address tool in a property that is at the domain level (that is, it has no path segments –example.com, not example.com /petstore ). Follow the instructions provided in the tool. The tool runs a few pre-move checks before telling Google about the move.
Where do I Find my change of address confirmation number?
If you want to cancel or make any changes to your change of address request, you will need your confirmation number. Find that number on the letter or email you received when you made the initial request. View, update or cancel your request online.
How can I change the address of my website?
Sites at the domain level (such as example.com, https://example.com, m.example.com) can then use the Change of Address tool (step 2). After performing the pre-work, if you fulfill the requirements below, you can use the Change of Address tool to forward your old site signals to your new site.
What happens when Google erases an old url?
Google does not erase the old site from the index, and URLs from the old site can continue to be shown in Search results if they are available and don’t have an equivalent page on the new site.