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Redesigning a site that is already live

Redesigning a site that already has traffic and revenue — changing without losing, and what to verify once it ships.

5 articles

Development workflow Intro

A redesign starts with an inventory, not a mockup

You cannot protect a page that is not on your list. Three inventories — pages, templates, top entry screens — settle both the scope and the schedule.

Designers 7 min read

SEO Intro

Leave the screens that already work alone

Scope is set by data, not taste. Screens that bring traffic and conversions get a surface refresh — their structure stays where it is.

Designers 6 min read

SEO Practical

Keeping your URLs is a design decision

Redraw the information architecture and addresses change. If they must, the 301 map ships with the change — it is a deliverable, not an afterthought.

Designers 6 min read

Development workflow Practical

Review on staging, not in screenshots

A screenshot is one moment under ideal conditions. States, edge cases and real content only surface on staging — and staging has conditions of its own.

Designers 6 min read

Development workflow Practical

Do not swap everything at once

A full swap makes every problem appear at the same moment — which means none of them can be attributed. So you switch one template at a time.

Designers 6 min read

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