So, just a question on if this is possible.
I am using a 301 redirect from the old site to the new one, but those can be a bit jarring for users. SO, I had a though. Can I get users to see a message if they are forwarded from an older domain name? Like so:
1) They visit the new site, they see just the site. 2) They visit the old site, they get forwarded to the new site AND on the new site they get a popup explaining the old site is dead and this is the new one.
Is that possible??
Thanks in advance!
You can actually do your 301 rule
like this:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?olddomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ http://newdomain.com%{REQUEST_URI}?redir=1 [R=301,L,NE,QSA]
Now on newdomain.com
page just check for ?redir=1
in URLs, if it is found then show appropriate popup message to user.