redirects old archive to new site

[cvogt]

We need to compose a list of paths of the old site, which should be redirected to paths in the new site. Heather, can you compose the list and I install the redirects?

[heathermiller]

I have about 50% of the tickets at this point. Someone else should pick this one up (this one is portable, doesn't involve any layouting or anything).

[vjovanov]

This can happen after the release.

[vjovanov]

This requires redirects on the Apache server so it is probably best to be taken care of by the server maintainer.

[heathermiller]

I think that the closest person that we have on that front is @cvogt (Toni transferred most all information to Chris, as far as I know)

[cvogt]

@vjovanov @heathermiller I can install the redirects. I just need a list of which path to which path.

[vjovanov]

As far as I know this list does not exist. One needs to see what pages exist on the new site and then go to the old site and install the redirect to new pages. This is best to be done once the list of pages is complete.

[cvogt]

current status: I am waiting for @amirsh and @axel22 to do their tasks and send me their lists of redirects. I will also redirect other pages I see like downloads and documentation. A final check should be done, so see if we caught everything.

[heathermiller]

@amirsh and @axel22 shouldn't have to email you a list of pages– just have a look in the github repository. These have been done a while ago.

[cvogt]

@heathermiller They told me they would email me, when we talked a month back, which I documented in this ticket.

[sjrd]

I have created the list here:
https://github.com/scala/scala-lang/blob/master/_tools/redirections.txt
It includes all the news article that @amirsh has ported, as well as a few important pages of the old site that I could find.
We can update this file with new redirections until we go live.

[heathermiller]

Thanks a lot @sjrd!

[cvogt]

I installed redirects for those links (https://github.com/scala/scala-lang/blob/d42a5488992f7ad21c5885820c561fe6b5bbeb42/_tools/redirections.txt). They only become active if someone uses an old URL (e.g. from an external link or a bookmark). If somebody follows a link within the old/ archive, the redirects do not become active, but people navigate the old pages.