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URL Redirects ​

Overview ​

The URL Redirects page lets you pick one canonical address for your website: redirect between the www and non-www versions of your domain, and force visitors to use HTTPS.

Open it by selecting URL Redirects in the site's left-hand menu.

Redirect between www and non-www ​

  1. Check Enable URL Redirect.
  2. Under Choose the preferred URL format, select one of the two options (each option shows the redirect direction):
    • non-www: redirects www.domain.com to domain.com.
    • www: redirects domain.com to www.domain.com.
  3. If the redirect should also work when visitors use HTTPS (for example https://www.domain.com → https://domain.com), also check Enable SSL for Redirect URL. If the site uses a free SSL certificate, the certificate is reissued to cover both domains.
  4. Click Update.

While Enable URL Redirect is unchecked, the options in steps 2 and 3 are disabled.

DNS records required for both domains

Before checking Enable SSL for Redirect URL, create DNS records pointing to your server for both www and non-www. If either is missing, free SSL issuance will fail.

Force SSL ​

  1. Check Force SSL to automatically redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS. Uncheck it if the site should stay reachable over HTTP without being redirected.
  2. Click Update.

This option is enabled by default for new websites. It only takes effect once the site has an active SSL certificate.

Notes ​

  • Changes are applied to the server in the background; the Update button shows a loading state until they finish. You can follow progress on the site's Events page.
  • If your browser still follows the old redirect after a change, clear the browser cache or try a private window.