{"id":9764,"date":"2024-10-07T12:25:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T12:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=9764"},"modified":"2026-02-25T07:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:42:40","slug":"how-can-i-set-up-a-domain-forward","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/how-can-i-set-up-a-domain-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I set up a Domain forwarding?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

First, let’s check what Domain Forward is and why you would need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domain Forwarding is closer to a 301\/302 redirect however, it can only redirect to a page or a subdomain<\/strong>.
For example, with newdomain.com<\/em> being forwarded to domain.com<\/em>, subdomains will also be redirected straight to their counterpart\u2019s webpage. This means that newdomain.com<\/em> will redirect to domain.com<\/em>, and newdomain.com\/contact-us<\/em> will redirect to domain.com\/contact-us<\/em>. Similarly, blog.newdomain.com<\/em> will redirect to blog.domain.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s see how to add a Domain Forward with us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1. Log in to your WPX account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Begin by logging into your WPX account. You can do this by visiting the WPX login page<\/a>.\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 2. Domain Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Within the Control Panel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Select Domains <\/strong>from the main side navigation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click the Settings <\/strong>button<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    You\u2019ll land on the following page, which shows many details about the domain you\u2019ve selected to manage. Here, you need to select a Domain Forwarding<\/strong> option:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Now you need to select from the dropdown menu(1)<\/strong> http:\/\/ or https”\/\/ and fill in the domain(2)<\/strong> that you want your selected domain (in our case wpxexample.net) and all subdomains to be forwarded to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Then you need to select the Save Changes<\/strong> button, and that’s it. You’ve successfully added a Domain forward!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here are a few important notes on Domain Forwarding:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • Using Domain Forwarding, you can redirect your domain to a certain page<\/strong>; newdomain.com<\/em> could forward to domain.com\/newpage<\/em> if you so choose.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Domain Forwarding is also SEO-friendly and highly recommended if you have moved your website to a new domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • If WPX is not your domain registrar<\/strong>, then you must set up Domain Forwarding with your current domain registrar<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Some domain registrars offer Domain Forwarding with masking<\/strong>, but not many do so.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • With Domain Forwarding, it\u2019s possible to use a mail service however, this is not possible with WPX Hosting. You will have to hire a 3rd party mail service and contact us to set its DNS records correctly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • If we are<\/em> your domain registrar, keep in mind that not all options are available within the Domains<\/strong> menu on your Hosting Dashboard. If you need something to be set specifically, all you have to do is to contact our Support Team with your request.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Note that this option also does NOT consume a hosting slot<\/strong> in your account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Have more questions? Contact the WPX Support Team through the live chat widget in the bottom-right corner, and they\u2019ll assist you promptly, typically within 30 seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      First, let’s check what Domain Forward is and why you would need it. Domain Forwarding is closer to a 301\/302 redirect however, it can only redirect to a page or a subdomain.For example, with newdomain.com being forwarded to domain.com, subdomains will also be redirected straight to their counterpart\u2019s webpage. This means that newdomain.com will redirect to domain.com,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[68],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-9764","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-dns-management"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/9764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9764"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/9764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14316,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/9764\/revisions\/14316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=9764"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=9764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}