---
title: Preserve public links during migration
description: "Keep your old links working when you move to Tapmy: build a link inventory, set up redirects, test signed out and monitor for broken links."
lead:
  - To keep links working when you move to Tapmy, list every place your old URL appears, decide whether each one is redirected, replaced or retired, test them signed out, and watch for 404s after you switch.
tags:
  - migration
source: docs/tapmy-wiki/pages/preserve-public-links-during-migration--d3debd70.md
---

## Where do my old links live? {#what-to-map}

| Where | Examples |
|---|---|
| Owned domain | DNS, redirects, TLS, preferred host, email records, rollback |
| Social profiles | Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads |
| Campaigns | Ads, landing pages, UTM links, influencer links, affiliates |
| Offline | QR codes, print, packaging, slides, event signs |
| Your channels | Email signatures, newsletters, automations, blog posts, podcasts |
| Customer messages | Receipts, onboarding, course, Community and booking links |

## How do I move without breaking links? {#migration-steps}

1. Export your analytics, then crawl your site or record every known destination by hand before you change anything.
2. Label each URL: keep, redirect, replace, retire with a note, or watch.
3. Use permanent server-side redirects for URLs you own, and avoid long redirect chains.
4. Protect your email DNS records when you move a website or subdomain. A domain change must not break your mail.
5. Test every destination signed out on mobile and desktop, including URLs with UTM parameters.
6. Update high-traffic profiles and live campaigns first, then the long tail and offline sources.
7. Watch 404s, redirects, support messages and conversion after the switch. Put the old destination back if a critical flow breaks.

## How do I know it worked? {#what-success-looks-like}

Your important old links land on the right Tapmy page, directly or through a deliberate redirect. Email still works, and you are monitoring for broken links.

## What can go wrong? {#risks-and-limits}

- Social platforms cache previews and old URLs.
- A printed QR code cannot be edited unless it points to a redirect you control.
- Changing an apex domain or subdomain can affect an existing website.
- Do not delete old content until redirects and your way back are checked.

## What next? {#next-steps}

Keep the inventory as a post-launch checklist and revisit it after every big campaign or domain change.