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My new site just debuted at #10 for my primary kw phrase.
The problem is, I want to change something on my index page (currently .html) and use a cgi script that would necessitate changing the extension to .shtml...too risky or not a factor?
TIA,
Jenny
Depending on your server, you may have other options. For example, on Apache, you could use
XBitHack to enable parsing non-shtml files, or mod_rewrite to keep the old URL listed, but redirect
it to the cgi version. This could be a permanent set-up, or a temporary one - used until the new URL
gets indexed. This approach would reduce the risk of having the old URL dropped from the search
index before the new one is added. Whether you want to deal with the complexity depends on how
much getting dropped might affect your finances...
Jim
