How to change page URL extension?

[Tony-BV]

Hi, I currently have a website http://www.isotonicsupplementstore.com which is not mobile friendly so I’m thinking of recreating it on WordPress the only problem is I don’t want to loose the original url’s that end .html. I know if I create a WordPress blog the extension will be different. Is there a way to have the WordPress page url’s to end with .html? I’m getting a lot of traffic on them so I did not want to lose any SEO. Thanks in advance. Tony

[Graham]

Another approach is to use 301 redirects and say good bye to the .html extensions

https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/93633?hl=en

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[Tony-BV]

Thanks Graham, I was really trying to do away with a 301 redirect unless I really have to. The video was helpful. Thanks for your help.

[coralseait]

301 is probably best in the long run as Google and other engines will update their index over time to reflect the change, and then you'll receive the traffic to the ultimate true source in WP ecosphere without having to rely on changes that may break in the future.

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[Tony-BV]

Thanks guys, I did some further research and I agree with the both of you. It looks like I will be recreating the pages on WordPress and using a 301 redirect. Going forward I am confident I will increase my traffic over time using WordPress. Thank you both for taking the time to answer. Tony http://www.preloadedwebsites.com

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