URL Forwarding (Domain & Subdomain Redirect Rules)
Configure domain forwarding, subdomain redirects, and path-preserving routing rules.
TL;DR: URL Forwarding builds configuration rules and DNS routing instructions to forward domains and subdomains while preserving full URL paths and SEO value.
Domain & URL Forwarding Setup
Forwarding Configuration
Paste this configuration into your server root or domain routing layer to forward all inbound visitors.
What Is URL Forwarding and How Does Domain Masking Differ?
URL forwarding (or URL redirection) automatically sends a visitor who requests one web address to a different destination address, updating their browser URL bar. Domain masking, in contrast, loads content inside a hidden `
How to Use the URL Forwarding
Our URL Forwarding is engineered for rapid SEO workflow, high-performance in-browser execution, and complete data privacy.
- Enter your primary source domain or subdomain (e.g., `oldbrand.com` or `shop.example.com`).
- Enter your target destination address (e.g., `https://newbrand.com/store`).
- Choose whether to enable Path Forwarding (forwarding `oldbrand.com/about` to `newbrand.com/about`).
- Select 301 Permanent Forwarding for complete SEO equity transfer.
- Copy the generated DNS CNAME or web server redirect directives.
Key Capabilities & SEO Best Practices
- Instant In-Browser Execution: Fast, zero-latency analysis and tag generation right inside your browser.
- Complete Data Confidentiality: Work with unpublished article drafts, keywords, and metadata safely on your local device.
- Standards-Compliant Output: Generates clean, Google-approved HTML tags, XML protocols, and Schema.org JSON-LD markup.
100% In-Browser Privacy Guarantee
All SEO data analysis, text parsing, tag generation, and metrics calculation happen entirely on your device inside your browser using client-side JavaScript. None of your keywords, unpublished drafts, URLs, or metadata are ever transmitted or stored on any server.
Frequently Asked Questions
- URL forwarding is a web routing technique that automatically directs traffic from one URL, domain, or subdomain to another web address.
- Domain masking hides the real destination inside an iframe, which prevents search engines from indexing the true URL and creates duplicate content and security warnings.
- Path-preserving forwarding ensures that sub-pages maintain their corresponding sub-paths on the new destination domain (e.g., `oldsite.com/contact` forwards to `newsite.com/contact`).
- Configure a 301 redirect rule on your subdomain host that maps incoming requests to the subfolder path on the primary domain.
- Yes, if the source domain lacks a valid SSL certificate. Ensure both the forwarding domain and destination domain have active HTTPS certificates.
- Unmasked forwarding changes the address bar to the target destination. Masked forwarding embeds the target in a frame to hide the destination URL (not recommended for SEO).
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Add the live URL Forwarding to your own website with this lightweight responsive iframe:
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