2011/12/09

How to redirect a domain from domain.com to www.domain.com in GoDaddy


You are hosting your blog in Blogger and wish to use a custom domain. You have already purchased a domain from a website or hosting provider (e.g GoDaddy) and would like to point this to your blog hosted at free blogger.com




However, here is the Problem
Blogger.com: www.domain.com works but not domain.com!

In Blogger, you have setup your custom domain in Settings > Publishing > Advanced Settings. You have included your domain name as http://www.yourdomain.com and setup your DNS record for your domain. It works great when visitors try to access "www.youdomain.com".

The issue starts when your visitor types in "yourdomain.com" without the www prefix. It does not show your blog!

And here is the solution
You purchased your own domain from GoDaddy, so you just need to follow these super simple steps. 

1. Sign in GoDaddy, go to my domains, and click on your domain name

2.  On domain information section, locate the forwarding section, then click on Manage
3. A Forwarding and Masking window appears. Type your full website/blog address in the field. Select Forward Only, and Redirect type :"I am permanently forwarding my domain. (recommended)". Then, click OK.
4. Wait a moment for the setting taking in effect (about 15 minutes). After that, you will see this change in the Forwarding section
5. Done! From now, your (non-www) domain.com  will redirect to your www.domain.com
6. To test my trick, just click on this link mobimas.info and see what will happen.

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