DNS

  • Resolved Tokant

    (@tokant)


    11 years, 6 months ago

    Hi!

    I am hosting a site on domain.com, and want domain.net to show the contents of domain.com. So when a visitor browses/surfs domain.net, .net shows in the URL.
    I have set up DNS but it only works for the frontpage/homepage – as soon as the menulinks are clicked, the page navigates to the .com.

    Another issue: one of the menuitems and some links are hardcoded to archive-pages, so naturally these will redirect to the .com.

    Do i need to make complex editing the .htaccess-file in order for this to work?

    Thanks

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  • wpismypuppet

    (@wordpressismypuppet)

    Its more work than it’s worth… plus you’ll kill your SEO ranking by duplicating content. It’s better to forward the domains… ie, .net is forwarded to .com. Is there a reason you’d like the .net to remain?

    Thread Starter Tokant

    (@tokant)

    Thanks for the answer. I wasn’t fully aware of the SEO issue. Thanks for clearing that up.
    There’s printed material (posters, postcards, etc.) showing the .net address, so that’s why i’d like to avoid using a webforward.

    wpismypuppet

    (@wordpressismypuppet)

    Ah… the printed materials piece shouldn’t be that big a deal. If someone types in .net and is forwarded to .com, they most likely wouldn’t even notice. The average web user isn’t that observant.

    What you are essentially looking to do is mirror the domains. Some web hosting companies, such as Dreamhost, offer this as a service, so check with your hosting company. However, to avoid SEO problems you’d have to add a lot of code to your site such as rel="canonical" tags to tell search engines what’s real and what’s a “copy”. As I mentioned, more work than it’s worth.

    Companies often change domain names and what not if the company name itself has to change… We’ve done it a number of times for different clients. Using 301 redirects to point a user to the new domain name is really the best option… and most of those companies have tons of printed material with their old domain name on it!

    Best of luck!

    Thread Starter Tokant

    (@tokant)

    A webforward was my first suggestion too and what i am still trying to convince my client to do. With your information to back it up, i have a stronger case ??

    Have a nice weekend and thanks for taking time to respond!

    Thread Starter Tokant

    (@tokant)

    Topic resolved.

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