I decided to move this WordPress website from the “old” subdomain (www.hummerbie.com) to a new domain and hosting company.

The main reason I moved is because I was unhappy with the hosting provider of the main site. Recently they moved to faster servers and a better internet backbone, but after moving there are still ongoing issues with some of the other sites that run there.

The second reason is, I wanted to see how well Google and other search engines will pick up the 301 redirects (permanently moved pages) and hold my current rankings in the search results. Another part of this SEO exercise is to see how the rankings and number of visitors to this site are influenced by the move of a Dutch hosting provider with servers in Amsterdam to a USA-based hosting company JustHost.com (Geo Targeting in Search Engine Optimization).

After the dust settles, I will write a page/post about the process of moving a WordPress site. I’ve already found one major problem that is now fixed, but I need to do some more testing and tweaking to be sure. After that, I will give you a complete overview of all the pitfalls to avoid in a process like this and how to handle it the right way. Subscribe to the e-mail or RSS updates on the right side of the menu to get those updates.

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I just upgraded this WordPress website to version 2.7. release candidate 1 and it works just fine.

There was just one Plugin, the Category Folding plugin that I needed to deactivate, maybe there will be an update for that in the near future.

One other thing I am looking at is to change the Theme to a new one from StudioPress.com an then especially the Church WP Theme

That theme might be some extra work to get it right, but I think it would show even better how your can Build an Website with WordPress

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