{"id":6313,"date":"2025-02-06T10:56:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T10:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=6313"},"modified":"2025-04-23T15:58:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:58:27","slug":"redirects","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/redirects\/","title":{"rendered":"Redirects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Redirects are powerful tools to enhance user experience and protect your website\u2019s SEO. With WePanel, managing redirects is straightforward and efficient. This guide will show you how to configure and manage redirects to ensure smooth navigation for your users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To get started, you first need to log into the WePanel through your Online Control Panel. Unsure how to do so? Follow our guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/how-to-access-your-control-panel\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>How to Set Up a Redirect<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In your WePanel, go to <strong>Domains <\/strong>and select the <strong>Redirects<\/strong> panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-311.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-311.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-311-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-311-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-311-50x23.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, you can configure the redirection settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Two<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the type of redirect you want to set up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Permanent (301):<\/strong> Used for permanently moved pages. Search engines will update their index to the new URL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Temporary (302):<\/strong> Used for temporary page moves. Search engines will continue to index the original URL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-312.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-312.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-312-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-312-768x615.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-312-50x40.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Three<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Select the domain for which you want to set up the redirect. If necessary, specify a path within the domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-313.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-313.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-313-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-313-768x634.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-313-50x41.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Four <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Determine how the redirect should handle &#8220;www&#8221; in the URL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Redirect only with www:<\/strong> Redirects only URLs containing &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www\">www<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Redirect with and without www:<\/strong> Redirects all URLs, regardless of &#8220;www&#8221; inclusion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Do not redirect with www:<\/strong> No redirect will occur if the URL includes &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www\">www<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Perform wildcard redirect:<\/strong> Redirects all subpages of the source domain to corresponding subpages of the target domain e.g. source.com\/page1 will redirect to target.com\/page1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-314.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-314.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-314-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-314-768x592.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-314-50x39.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Five<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Specify the full URL where you want to redirect traffic. For instance: <a href=\"https:\/\/anydomain.com\">https:\/\/anydomain.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-315.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-315.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-315-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-315-768x596.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-315-50x39.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Six<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>Add<\/strong> to finalize and apply the redirect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-316.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-316.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-316-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-316-768x624.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-316-50x41.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any further questions, simply&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/admin.names.co.uk\/tech_support\/tracking\/add.php\"><strong>raise a support request<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;from within your Online Control Panel or call us on&nbsp;<strong>0345 363 3634<\/strong>. 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