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How to Create a Domain Redirect in cPanel

Our Redirects tool allows you to send all of the visitors of a domain or particular page to a different URL.

Steps to add a domain redirect

  1. Login to your cPanel
  2. Click the Redirects button.
  3. Select Permanent (301) – permanent redirects are preferred by search engines.
  4. Select the domain you want to redirect from the drop-down list.
  5. If you want to redirect a specific page then enter the filename into the blank box to the right. Otherwise leave it empty.
  6. Enter the full URL into the Redirect To box. Include http:// or https://. For example, http://www.mydomain.com
  7. Select whether to redirect with or without www:
    • Redirect with or without www – all visitors will be redirected. We recommend this setting.
    • Only redirect with www – only visitors who type www. in front of the domain will be redirected.
    • Do Not Redirect www – only visitors who do not type www. in front the of domain will be redirected.
  8. Enable Wild Card Redirect. When wild card redirects are enabled a visitor trying to reach example1.com/pic.jpg will be redirected to example.com/pic.jpg. If you do not want this to happen then disable Wild Card Redirect.
  9. Click Add

The redirect will be activated instantly.

Steps to remove a domain redirect

  1. Log in to cPanel.
  2. Click Redirects.
  3. Scroll down to Current Redirects.
  4. Click Delete next to the domain redirect you wish to remove.
  5. Click Remove Redirect.
Tip: Check you’ve setup your domain to use our name servers, otherwise redirecting won’t work!

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