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Car dealer website guide
19 May 2026

Moving From an Older Dealer Website Admin: SEO Steps Not to Miss

SEO steps for dealers moving from an older website admin system, including redirects, sitemap, metadata, domains and stock pages.

Moving from an older dealer website admin can improve day-to-day work, but the move needs an SEO plan. The goal is to launch the new site without losing important pages, enquiries or search visibility.

SEO checks before launch

  • List the important old URLs that receive traffic or links.
  • Prepare redirects for pages that will move.
  • Check page titles and meta descriptions before going live.
  • Make sure the new sitemap includes core pages and published blog posts.
  • Confirm robots.txt allows the marketing site and blocks private admin areas.
  • Test the website on mobile before switching DNS.

Stock pages need special attention

Vehicle stock changes often, so search engines need clean category pages, useful internal links and crawlable vehicle pages. Avoid hiding important stock behind scripts or blocked paths.

TraderWay switching support

TraderWay is designed around clean URLs, sitemap output, indexable marketing pages and simple stock management. Dealers comparing providers can start with the switching checklist and car dealer SEO page.

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