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WordPress migration SEO recovery after traffic or indexing drops

After a WordPress relaunch, the damage usually comes from a handful of failure paths: staging noindex, redirect gaps, canonical drift, sitemap changes, internal links still pointing to old paths, or tracking moving in a way that hides what happened.

When this usually happens

Common triggers

  • after a domain move
  • after staging went live
  • after rebuilding in a new theme
  • after changing URL structure
  • after plugin settings moved between environments
  • after switching hosting or CDN

Common causes

Where the failure path often sits

  • staging noindex moved live
  • old URLs not redirected
  • redirects point to wrong pages
  • sitemap changed too aggressively
  • canonicals still point to old URLs
  • plugin settings changed during migration
  • tracking moved or duplicated
  • internal links still point to old paths

What I check first

The first checks stay close to the symptom

old-to-new URL mapping
staging and live indexability signals
redirect status and final targets
canonical and sitemap state
GSC coverage and performance changes
internal links to old URLs

First sprint scope

What the first sprint includes

  • isolate the highest-risk URL patterns
  • fix safe noindex, canonical, sitemap, redirect, or tracking mistakes where access allows
  • separate urgent recovery tasks from lower-priority cleanup
  • hand off a prioritized recovery path

Verification

How the fix is checked

GSC URL Inspection redirect crawl sample sitemap review rendered HTML canonical/noindex checks GA4/GTM checks if tracking moved

What I need from you

Useful intake details

  • current URL
  • old URL examples
  • launch date
  • known changed paths
  • GSC and WordPress access
  • hosting/CDN access if redirects or cache are involved

What is not included

Scope boundary

  • complete site rebuild
  • content rewrite
  • link-building campaign
  • guaranteed traffic recovery
  • every historical URL cleanup at once

Price anchor

Small diagnostics usually start around $350. Focused WordPress technical sprints usually land between $650 and $1,500+.

See pricing bands

Related WordPress problems

Problem WordPress indexing problems: what to check before rewriting content Plugin Rank Math sitemap indexing issues in WordPress Problem WordPress GA4 and GTM tracking fixes for forms, clicks, and conversions

First sprint intake

Send the URL, the exact symptom, and what changed recently.

A useful first message includes the WordPress URL, affected pages, recent changes, plugin stack, and which tools you can grant access to.

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