How to Set Up Your Digital Time Capsule: Best Practices for Archiving Content

Focus:

Practical, actionable steps for implementing a compliant archiving strategy based on the best practices you provided earlier.

Key Takeaways:

• Dedicated Archive Section: Stress the importance of a separate, clearly labeled /archive section.
• Archived Page Notice: Provide the exact wording for the notice that should appear on archived pages.
• Content Curation: Advise on removing unnecessary or duplicate content before archiving.
• Search Engine Exclusion: Explain why and how to use noindex for archived pages.
• Accessibility Where It Counts: Reinforce the idea of remediating frequently accessed older documents even if they could be archived.
• Visual Aid (Optional): This post would be a great place for an example of what an archived page with the notice looks like.