looking for moneysite url change advice

I’m planning to move my website from its current domain (let’s say moneysite.com) to a new domain (newmoneysitedomain.com). Along with the domain change, the site will also have a completely new theme and design.


What’s the best way to handle this transition to retain traffic and SEO value as much as possible?


I’m looking for quality advice from experienced members who have done this before. Specifically, I'd love insights on:

• Proper 301 redirect setup
• Google Search Console steps
• Managing potential drops in ranking
• Any tools or plugins that help with the process
• Common pitfalls to avoid

Thanks in advance for your help!

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Just make sure the redirect is well set,
It should be page-to-page, and you'll have to keep topical relevancy for each,

You can use the following .htaccess code for the old domain:
Replace the domain names in the code, obviously

Change the website URLs in the database using phpMyAdmin,
Replace the domain in both "siteurl" and "home" inside "the wp_options" table,

Finally, install "Better Search Replace" WP Plugin and replace the old domain with the new one,
Both last steps could be executed using an SQL query, which is case sensitive, and you can end up screwing things up