Changing image path of the whole domain
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Hi together,
we are using a CDN for delivering static images. Due to some changes we want to change the path for images for the whole domain.
like:
images.example.com/old/var/test.jpg
to
images.example.com/new/var/test.jpg
Does anyone know what could happend to SERPs?
(old path will be available)
Best regards
Steffen
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Hi Steffen, You shouldn't see a decrease in your SERP's for the page the images are on, assuming you keep the alt and title tags the same. Google may even see the new URL as a update to the page, which has its benefit.
If the images are ranked in Google image search, you will obviously have a drop in that image ranking. You can fight this by 301 redirecting the old image to the new image as well as updating your sitemap. Here is a great link on the subject including a response from Rand explaining it more http://www.seomoz.org/qa/view/52713/301-redirect-an-image
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