There are a number of ways to forward website visitors from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is oftentimes preferred. In contrast to parking a domain name, a URL redirection can be done only if the domain name in question is hosted. What this means in simple terms is that you may still open any content in case you have a direct link to it and you could create email addresses or subdomains and use them. Such a function has many practical uses - if you choose to switch your domain address, you may redirect the site visitors, but the e-mail messages with the old one shall still be active if you are communicating with customers or partners. In case you have 2 identical websites and you intend to rebuild one of them, you may forward the website visitors to the other website in order to prevent losing potential customers, while you will still be able to access the administrator area for the first site and work on it.

URL Redirector in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia CP, which comes with our shared plans, features a URL forwarding tool that will enable you to forward any domain address or subdomain hosted inside your account to any URL - within your account or a third-party one. Setting up a new redirection is very simple - you must pick a domain/subdomain and then type the URL it needs to be redirected to. You could also forward a certain subfolder only. As an example, if you have your-domain.com and your-domain.com/es, you are able to forward only the latter. The tool has complex functions for more tech-savvy users too, such as the possibility to choose the redirection type - 301 (permanent redirection) or 302 (temporary redirection), the redirection method - direct or match, etc. If you no longer require a redirection, you are able to deactivate it with a mouse click from the very same section of the Control Panel.