I have a large product range; any items which will be restocked are left live with a ‘back soon’ notice, but seasonal items tend to be sold out and not repeated. I would like to clean up the available range, making it easier to shop available products, archiving the products which will not be returning.
From what I can see, deletion is not advisable and affects the SEO, however I can’t see the best practice for archiving product or how it will / will not affect the SEO.
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Will archiving affect the SEO?
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Should URL redirects be set up for any products we do archive?
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If the redirect is suggested, is it better to redirect to a general page such as ‘New In’ or tailored pages depending on the product? Or does it make no difference, just as long as there’s a redirect?
Thank you