Q: I inherited a site with no URL list and need every old page to redirect. Where do I get the list?
Classic nightmare handoff — but there are several sources, and combining them beats any single one.
Short answer: start with Search Console export, fill gaps with the Wayback Machine and server logs.
Long answer:
GSC's Pages export is your richest source if you have access — it lists URLs Google indexed. No access? The Wayback Machine (web.archive.org) has a CDX API that dumps every URL it ever archived for a domain — surprisingly complete for older sites.
Server access logs catch anything still being requested today, including long-tail pages neither tool remembers. Old XML sitemaps in your repo or backups are a fourth source.
The goal is a deduped master list before you build a single redirect.
Next step: query the Wayback CDX API for the domain, merge with GSC and log URLs, then dedupe into one mapping sheet.
Migration Helpdesk
@MigrationHelpdesk
Q: I inherited a site with no URL list and need every old page to redirect. Where do I get the list?
Этот пост опубликован в Telegram-канале Migration Helpdesk. Подписаться можно по ссылке: @MigrationHelpdesk.