Redesigning Your Website Without Losing Google Rankings: Complete 301 Checklist

SEO & Redesign · 13 novembre 2026 · 5 min

How to relaunch your Belgian website without dropping in Google: URL mapping, 301 redirects, canonicals, hreflang and Search Console monitoring.

A poorly planned website redesign can wipe out half of your organic traffic overnight. Follow these three steps to protect and grow your rankings.

Step 1 — Inventory all indexed URLs

Export every traffic-driving URL from Google Search Console before touching the site.

Step 2 — Page-by-page 301 redirects

Redirect each legacy URL to its closest new counterpart while preserving Schema.org and hreflang.

Step 3 — Submit sitemap & monitor Core Web Vitals

Fast WebP assets and clean SSR typically lift rankings within 2–4 weeks post-launch.

Conclusion

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