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Publication Relaunch Playbook
An established publication often has years of archive: overlapping articles, outdated pieces and a few that still do well. Relaunching is a chance to consolidate that archive around the subjects the publication covers well, rather than only changing the design. This playbook plans that audit and the relaunch.
Para quién es
Editors and publishers relaunching a magazine, blog network or media site with an existing archive.
Antes de empezar
- Access to the full archive and your search console data.
- An editor with authority to merge, rewrite or retire articles.
- A redirect plan for any URL that changes or is removed.
- A clear statement of what the relaunched publication covers.
Paso 1
Plan the audit
Understand the archive before changing it.
- List every article with its topic, date and search console data.
- Group articles that cover the same subject and mark the strongest in each group.
- Mark articles that are outdated, off-subject or factually wrong.
- Decide the topics the relaunched publication will focus on.
Paso 2
Create the consolidated archive
Merge, update and retire deliberately.
- Merge overlapping articles into the strongest version and redirect the others to it.
- Update articles that are still useful but out of date, noting the update date.
- Retire articles that no longer fit, redirecting where a relevant page exists.
- Write new pillar articles for focus topics the archive covers thinly.
Paso 3
Publish the relaunch
Release the new structure without losing what worked.
- Put redirects in place before any URL changes.
- Launch the new navigation around the focus topics.
- Link archive articles into the new pillars.
- Announce the relaunch to readers with an explanation of what changed.
Paso 4
Measure after the relaunch
Watch closely for the first months.
- Check your search console for pages that lost visibility after the change.
- Fix redirects that point to the wrong page or to nothing.
- Track which pillars attract new readers.
- Continue consolidating as further overlaps appear.
Errores frecuentes
- Deleting articles without redirects.
- Merging articles so aggressively that useful detail is lost.
- Changing the design and leaving the archive untouched.
Dónde ayuda Opus Rank
Tutoriales para las partes de este plan que puedes hacer en Opus Rank.
- Edit a passage with AI, or rewrite the whole article
Update and merge older articles in the editor.
- Add internal links
Link archive articles into the new pillars.
- Build a topical map
Plan new pillars for thinly covered focus topics.
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