This Help article includes:
- Redirecting a website page
- 301 Redirects
- What is a 301 redirect
- When to use a 301 redirect
- Adding a 301 redirect
- Editing or deleting a 301 redirect
- 301 redirect requirements
Redirecting a website page
Once your custom domain has been added to your account, it can be set to point to a specific page on your website or to another website address. This option is generally used if you have a secondary domain on the account, to direct visitors to specific pages or websites.
- From the ‘Edit Content’ tab, click the arrow next to your username in the top right corner
- Select ‘Account Details’ from the drop-down menu
- Click on your domain name
- In the ‘Redirect URL’ field, enter the website address to which you want visitors directed
- Example (pointing to a specific page): If you enter myband.com/music as the redirect URL, then when a visitor types myband.com into their browser address bar they will be directed to your Music page instead of your website homepage.
- Example (pointing to a different website): If you enter myrecordlabel.com as the redirect URL, then when a visitor types myband.com into their browser address bar they will be directed to your record label website instead of your website homepage.
- Below the Redirect URL field, click on the dropdown to set the domain loading settings. Choose from the following:
- Allow with or without www (default)
- Add www if it’s missing
- Remove www if it’s present
- Click ‘Save’
Warning: Please only use these options if you understand them and know that you need them. Setting these options incorrectly can stop your site from working.
301 Redirects
What is a 301 redirect
A 301 redirect is a permanent redirect from one page URL on your domain to another page on your domain. So when a page is visited, either by a visitor or a search engine, they will instantly be redirected to another page on your site.
When to use a 301 redirect
You might use a 301 redirect if you’ve recently moved to Bandzoogle and have an old page address with your previous host that ranks well in search engines. Adding a 301 redirect of the page URL on your previous host will direct both visitors and search engines to your new page here.
Example: if a page URL on your previous site like http://yourdomain.com/audio/music.php ranks high in search results, you could add a 301 redirect from that page to your new Bandzoogle page https://yoursite.com/music.
Google and other search engines recognize 301 redirects, so instead of displaying broken links in search results (and having to wait until Google reindexes your site), adding a 301 redirect will make sure that your site links keep working in search results.
You can also use a 301 redirect to create URLs that are different from the page-name structure.
Example: if you want to share a link with your fans named https://yourdomain.com/shows but already had a similar page called https://yoursite.com/events, you could add a 301 redirect from /shows to /events.
You can use a 301 redirect to point to a page, a file, or a URL for the redirect.
Adding a 301 redirect
- From the ‘Edit Content’ tab, click ‘Pages’
- Select ‘Site-wide settings’ below your list of pages
- From the left hand menu, select Redirects’
- Click ‘Add redirect’
- Enter in the path that users will visit.
- This is the original URL, http://yourdomain.com/audio/music.php as an example
- If the domain is the same as the one on loading your Bandzoogle website, simply add the path following the / after the domain tld. For example: If the original URL is https://bandzoogle.com/301-redirect-example, simply add 301-redirect-example
- Enter in the destination type
- URL: Enter the full URL address in the destination field below to redirect to a new URL
- Page: Select a page on your Bandzoogle website from the ‘Page’ dropdown to redirect to a page on your website
- File: Select a file on your Bandzoogle website from the ‘File’ dropdown. The redirect will open this file in your visitors’ browser
- Click 'Add'
Once the redirect is added, you can set up another one for another page, URL, or file.
Editing or deleting a 301 redirect
Here are the steps to change or remove your redirect:
- From the ‘Edit Content’ tab, click ‘Pages’
- Select ‘Site-wide Settings’ below your list of pages
- From the left hand menu, select 'Redirects’
- Beside your current redirect, click the ' … ' icon in the 'Actions' column
- Click Edit to make a change to your redirect
- Click Delete to remove the redirect
301 redirect requirements
- You must have a domain pointing correctly to your site in order to add 301 redirects.
- You can include folder paths as well as file extensions (like .html, .php etc.) in your 301 redirects (ex: foldername/yourpage.html or pagename.php).
- 301 redirects can only be applied to main pages listed in your website page list (‘Edit Content’ tab). A 301 redirect cannot be applied to pages generated by features, like individual blog posts in your 'Blog' feature.
- Only one redirect can be added per page.