Post-Migration SEO Recovery & Local Search Restoration for Swiss Daycare Network

When a website migration left a Swiss daycare network’s Google Business Profile links broken and core pages de-indexed, we restored full local search visibility in a focused 10-hour technical sprint.

Post-Migration SEO Recovery & Local Search Restoration for Swiss Daycare Network

The Problem

A website platform migration caused catastrophic link integrity failure for ABB Kinderkrippen — a network of 15+ daycare centers across Switzerland. The old URL structure was replaced without any redirect mapping, leaving 783 broken internal links and causing the "Website" buttons on Google Maps to route parents directly to 404 error pages. High-value conversion pages — including Pricing and Contact — were actively blocked from Google's index by rogue development-phase noindex tags that were never removed at launch. To compound the issue, the client had lost direct access to their Google Business Profiles, removing the most obvious fix.

Our Solution

We conducted an emergency technical SEO audit using Google Search Console and manual site crawling to identify three root causes: missing redirect architecture, rogue noindex directives, and no GMB access for URL updates. The response was a structured three-phase sprint. Phase one targeted infrastructure: stripped the crawl blocks from all core pages, repaired all 783 broken internal links, submitted an updated sitemap to Google Search Console, and force-indexed high-priority location pages. Phase two covered on-page SEO: optimized 649 H1 tags to resolve widespread duplicate errors, and deployed custom SEO titles and meta descriptions across 640+ pages and post types. Phase three solved the GMB problem without requiring profile access: we mapped the exact broken URLs listed on Google Maps and built a permanent 301-redirect bridge inside WordPress — so every click on a broken Google Maps "Website" button silently routes users to the correct daycare location page in milliseconds.

The Result

Full local search visibility restored. Google Maps "Website" buttons for all daycare locations now route users correctly. 783 link errors eliminated, ending the dead-end user experience and restoring crawl health for Google bots. 640+ pages optimized with correct H1 structure and metadata. Crawl blocks removed from all core conversion pages, re-opening them to Google's index. Delivered within the 10-hour sprint budget. 

Integrations

Google Analytics 4
Google Analytics 4
Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is the latest web analytics platform that tracks user behavior, traffic sources, and conversions across websites and apps. It provides real-time insights into visitor journey, engagement, and ROI — enabling data-driven decisions about content performance and user experience optimization.
Google Search Console
Google Search Console
Google Search Console (GSC) is the official tool for monitoring how Google indexes and ranks your website. It reports search impressions, clicks, rankings, and technical issues — and provides direct controls to submit sitemaps, fix crawl errors, and claim authorship of your search presence.
WordPress
WordPress
WordPress is the world’s most popular content management system (CMS), powering over 40% of all websites online. It offers a flexible, user-friendly platform for creating everything from simple blogs to fully customized business websites.
Yoast SEO
Yoast SEO
Yoast SEO is the industry-leading WordPress plugin for on-page optimization and SEO management. It guides content creation with real-time feedback on readability, keyword optimization, and meta tags — and provides automated sitemaps and structured data markup to improve search engine visibility and click-through rates.
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