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I will be changing my domain name and therefor transferring my old site to another domain with my host (Big Scoots).
I would like to old site to remain up, without forwarding to the new domain, as I want to make changes to the content on the new domain. Once it is ready I’ll forward the old domain but while I am making the changes, I would like to keep it in maintenance mode.
My concern is, will the pages behind the scenes of the new cloned site be visible to Google? I don’t want to hurt my SEO or be recognized with duplicate content.
Thank you in advance.
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Use a plugin like – yes it will block google.
When you are ready to do the transfer, use Google’s Change Of Address feature in GSC that will move your google-juice to the new domain.