How to Forward a Domain

Domain forwarding, also known as redirecting, pointing, or connecting, allows you to direct visitors from your domain to a different web location. This technique is commonly used when you want a website to be accessible under more than one URL. When a visitor tries to access a forwarded domain, they are automatically redirected to the target website.

Steps to Forward a Domain

To forward your domain using Clouduxe, follow these steps:

• Log into your Clouduxe hosting plan.

• Once logged in, locate the Redirects button inside cPanel.

• From the drop-down menu, select the domain name you wish to forward.

  Tip: If you want to forward the entire domain, leave the document root empty. If you only want to forward a specific folder (e.g., http://public_html/wp-admin/), enter the path in the field provided.

• Enter the target URL to which you want to redirect your domain.

• Click Save. The changes will typically take effect within 5–10 minutes.

Types of Domain Forwarding

There are two main types of forwarding options available:

1. Forwarding Only

• In forwarding only, the browser’s address bar updates to reflect the destination URL. For example, if you set example.com to forward to example.net, users will be redirected to example.net, and the browser will display example.net in the address bar.

Success: Use forwarding only if you want to fully redirect users to the new domain and have them see the new URL.

2. Forwarding with Masking (Domain Alias)

• Forwarding with masking allows you to keep your original domain in the browser’s address bar, even though visitors are redirected to a different site. It also lets you add meta-tags for search engine information.

  For instance, if example.com forwards with masking to example.net, users will be taken to example.net, but the browser will continue displaying example.com.

Note: Use forwarding with masking if you want to keep your original domain visible in the address bar, maintaining the illusion that visitors remain on the original domain.

Redirecting HTTP and Email Forwarding

Domain forwarding works for web traffic, but it won't affect your email unless you modify the MX records in DNS. This is important for businesses or individuals who have changed their domain name but still want emails from the old domain to be received.

• Email Forwarding: You can set up email forwarding to send emails from one domain (e.g., example.com) to another domain (e.g., example.net). This is useful if you're rebranding or transitioning to a new domain while keeping communication seamless.

Warning: Be careful when modifying MX records if you're using email services, as incorrect changes could disrupt your email services.

Conclusion

Domain forwarding is a simple yet powerful tool for redirecting traffic to a new web address without losing visitors. Whether you use forwarding only or forwarding with masking, Clouduxe’s cPanel makes the process easy and quick. For email forwarding, remember that changes to DNS settings are required, but it won't affect web traffic redirection.