when switching to a free wp domain to your own domain how do you preserve links

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  alafair505 · Member · May 15, 2020 at 1:43 am

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  when switching to a free wp domain to your own domain how do you preserve links in all your posts that refer to your free wp domain?

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  mrsnlchauhan · Member · May 15, 2020 at 2:20 am

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  Hi @alafair505,

  The links will automatically update everywhere, however, if there are places like navigation menu where you might have entered a link yourself, those would need to be updated.

  Best :)
  Sunil Chauhan

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  alafair505 · Member · May 15, 2020 at 3:32 am

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  that is what I’m talking about, links I’ve entered myself and the blog has been going for 8 years so i don’t even know, is there a way to check all links sitewide like in Dreamweaver or some other app?

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  mrsnlchauhan · Member · May 15, 2020 at 4:10 pm

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  Hi @alafair505,
  I can see this post has been tagged with modlook tag. This is done to bring the forum thread to the staff’s attention.

  Rest assured someone from the staff will be reaching out to you with help.

  Meanwhile, can you please share the URL/link of your site which will help the staff member to look further into your issue.

  Best :)
  Sunil Chauhan

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · May 15, 2020 at 5:47 pm

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  Hi Folks –

  This type of redirection automatically is included when you change from a free address to a custom domain on the same site. Theres no additional work that you need to do there.

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  mrsnlchauhan · Member · May 16, 2020 at 3:15 pm

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  Hi staff-zinnia

  Thanks for adding this important piece of information to our knowledge.

  Cheers
  Sunil Chauhan