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: Deleting WordPress and replacing with php files I have a website with a "tips" section administered using WordPress (the rest of the site is made up of basic HTML files). For multiple reasons

@Becky754

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I have a website with a "tips" section administered using WordPress (the rest of the site is made up of basic HTML files).

For multiple reasons (including security and the fact I rarely add content now), I am now going to be removing WordPress and am manually preparing .php files with hidden extensions etc so that I can re-upload the content in the exact same location as it is at present. Everything is sorted; theme, content, etc; it's all identical to how it is on WordPress but just as standalone pages.

I just want some reassurance that once I've deleted WordPress and re-uploaded the standalone PHP files that nothing "should" change in the SERPS? In the search engine's eyes, the content is the same, the URLs are the same, internal links haven't changed, etc - the only changes are in the backend with htaccess re-writes to "hide" the .php extensions, etc.

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@Nimeshi995

Page Titles and Meta Descriptions

WordPress generally handles the page titles and meta descriptions, so if the content is not changing when you port to the new platform ensure the non-content areas such as the page titles and meta descriptions are carried across. Assuming that both the content and non-content areas are cloned, then you should not need worry about any change in rankings.

Even more secure than your PHP method...

I hope you don't mind but I feel that your spending time on a lost cause... WordPress can be insecure but It can be made secure... even if you plan not to update content, plugins and even update WordPress itself.

You can place WordPress into READ only state making it potentially more secure than the PHP solution your porting too. A read-only setup is almost unhackable. You can do this simply by making a few changes to the hosting platform, such as:


File & Folder Permissions


Using a chmod 0444 permission on both the folders and files make the system unwritable therefore no hacker can make any changes to the website at all.

MySQL:


Using a read-only MySQL user makes the SQL unwritable, making impossible to inject SQL hacks.



Just my 2 cents...

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@Alves908

In the search engine's eyes, the content is the same, the URLs are the same, internal links haven't changed, etc - the only changes are in the backend


So, from the point of view of users and search engines, nothing has changed (they don't see any "backend"). So as you say, "nothing should change in the SERPS".

The only thing that might change is the "speed" of your site. I wouldn't expect it to be "slower". In fact it could potentially be "quicker" - and that's a good thing.

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