WPSBC Alumni Website Revamp
I’ve begun the process of converting the web site of the WPSBC Alumni Association into a WordPress blog, as decided in the board meeting last spring. You will shortly be able to access the new version of the site at the following address:
- I’ve copied all the content from the old site here to the new one here. DONE.
- The next step is to transfer the wpsbc-alumni.org domain from the current provider to mine. I’ve submitted the necessary forms and payments to accomplish this; this will save us $10 per year in domain retention costs. DONE.
- Once the transfer has been accomplished, then I’ll take the old site down for good by pointing the wpsbc-alumni.org domain at the new site. DONE.
- Then I’ll reconfigure the new site to reside at the same URL (http://wpsbc-alumni.org) as the old one does now. DONE.
- I’ll verify and submit the new site to google. DONE.
- Finally, I’ll cancel the hosting account with the old hosting provider. IN PROGRESS.
I’ll update this post as the work progresses.
February 4th, 2010 at 10:56 am
12:55 PM: So far, I’ve paid my provider $6.95 for the domain name transfer. I’ve also requested that the domain be unlocked of the original provider. They’re doing that now, and issuing me authorization codes. Stand by.
01:15 PM: Authorization codes have been received and submitted to the new registrar. The transfer is underway.
February 9th, 2010 at 8:49 pm
10:30 PM: Received confirmation from my hosting provider that this domain name transfer is complete.
10:40 PM: Verified that the old site is still accessible, though the domain name is no longer hosted by the old hosting provider.
10:45 PM: I’ve switched the name servers to which this domain points, to my hosting provider’s. This will effectively take down the old site once this change propagates throughout the Internet.
10:55 PM: Configured the wpsbc-alumni.org domain to point at the new WPSBC Alumni Association web site. It will take a day or two for the change to become worldwide.
February 10th, 2010 at 6:23 am
06:30 AM: Received confirmation from my current hosting provider that the name server change I requested last night has been received and accepted by them.
08:00 AM: Accessing http://wpsbc-alumni.org/ now takes you to the new web site. Lookin’ good!
February 19th, 2010 at 8:35 am
10:35 AM: Verified the new site with Google and submitted the site map for it to them.
03:25 PM: Requested that the old hosting account be terminated immediately. Awaiting a reply from the original hosting provider for this site.
March 10th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
02:00 PM: Verified that the Web.com hosting account for this web site has indeed been terminated. Customer support says that they’ll issue no more charges, accordingly.