301 for old domain to new domain - Joomla plugin or cpanel?
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A client changed domains and both are being indexed.
There are thousands of content pages.
I can install a 301 redirect Joomla plugin and configure it so that each page redirects to the new domain. I have a feeling I will need to manual set every page.
OR
I can create a domain level redirect setting in cpanel using wildcards. I think this will automatically pass every old URL to the new URL.
Which is the better approach? The cpanel option sounds like less work.
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.htaccess is always the better approach when doing redirects, its easier and gives you a bit more flexibility. Good answer Kevin.
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Yup, the code I gave should work for #1
Here is what you need for #2
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mysite.com [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.com/$1 [L,R=301]
Cheers!
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Sounds like a plan. I'll try the .htaccess idea.
The other issue is that both www and non www are indexable. So in addition to redirecting the old domain to the new domain (yes the URLs and content is identical)
1. The old domain www and non www need to be redirected to new domain with www.
2. The new domain non www needs to be redirected to new domain with www.
The configuration you have provided looks like it will redirect the old domain with and without www to the new domain with www. What should I add to redirect new non www urls to with www urls?
I hope I described that accurately enough. Let me know if I need to explain myself better. I've included an example:
original.com should redirect to www.new.org
www.original.com should redirect to www.new.org
new.org should redirect to www.new.org
The above examples should work for all sub folders.
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Hi Daniel,
Love Joomla! We use it all the time. With that said you would have to manually set each individual url using ReDJ. If all of the urls are the same on the new domain as they are on the old domain you could use the Cpanel and redirect using wildcard.
Assuming that you're server is using Apache you could also create a .htaccess and add the following lines to your .htaccess file in the:
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^olddomain.com$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.olddomain.com$ RewriteRule (.*)$ http://www.newdomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Test this of course, but it should do the trick.
Kevin
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