URL redirection enables you to forward site visitors from one site to another. In contrast to redirecting a domain address by parking it when the domain is practically unusable, a URL redirection is possible only if the domain address is hosted, meaning that you will still be able to set up 100% functional subdomains and email addresses or even to have content for the domain address in question, although it will not be accessible directly. If you currently have a website, for instance, but you need to launch one or a number of localized sites for different towns or countries, you shall be able to work on them with no difficulty. When a visitor opens any one of the new domain names, however, they will be redirected to the existing Internet site. This way, you will not miss customers while building the localized sites.
URL Redirector in Cloud Website Hosting
When you host your websites with us and you have a cloud website hosting plan, you shall be able to use our URL redirection tool to redirect the website visitors from any domain address and subdomain, or from a subfolder under any of them, to an alternative Internet address. This process takes a number of basic steps through an easy-to-use interface, so you could set up a redirection even in case you have no previous experience. You'll simply have to select a domain address or a subdomain via a drop-down list, to select the folder where the redirection shall be set up (the root folder or a subfolder), and then to type the URL where the website visitors should be forwarded to. For more experienced users, there are also options to choose the redirection type (permanent or temporary) and the method (direct or match). Any redirection that you create may be deactivated from the same exact section of the CP, in case you don't need it anymore.