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title: Adding a Redirect
description: "## What is a redirect? A redirect is a way to let the browser know that the site the user is trying to access has been moved. A redirect helps the browser automatically adjust and points them in the direction…"
url: "https://dev.umw.domains/guides/adding-a-redirect/"
updated: "2026-06-23"
category: Control Panel
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# Adding a Redirect

## What is a redirect?

A redirect is a way to let the browser know that the site the user is trying to access has been moved. A redirect helps the browser automatically adjust and points them in the direction of the new site.

## Why would you need one?

One of the biggest reasons to use a redirect would be when your site has been moved, and you want to point the user in the direction of the new page instead. Some of the other reasons include:

- When you are planning on changing the permalinks of your post or page.
- When you are planning on deleting a post or page in favor of new content.

## How do you add a redirect?

To add a redirect, perform the following actions:

1. Log into your Domain of One's Own account and access your cPanel.
2. Scroll down to the Domains tab and click "Redirects"

![](https://dev.umw.domains/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-06-15-at-12.49.18-PM-1030x318.png)

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3. Select a redirect type from the "*Type*" menu.

*Permanent (301)* — This setting notifies the visitor’s browser to update its records.

*Temporary (302)* — This setting does **not** update the visitor’s bookmarks.

4. Select a domain name from the menu, or select *\*\*All Public Domains\*\** to redirect all of the domains that your cPanel account controls.

5. In the *"Redirects* *to*" text box, enter the URL to which you wish to redirect users.

Important: You **must** specify a protocol (*http://, https://, or ftp://*) in this text box.

6. Select one of the following settings:

*Only redirect with www.* — This setting only redirects visitors who enter the *www.* prefix before the domain name part of the URL.

*Redirect with or without www.* — This setting redirects all users, regardless of whether the visitor enters the *www.* prefix before the domain name part of the URL.

*Do Not Redirect www.* — This setting does **not** redirect users who enter the *www.* prefix before the domain name part of the URL.

**Note:** The interface disables the *www.* redirection setting if you select *\*\*All Public Domains.\*\**.

7. Select the *Wild Card Redirect* setting if you wish to redirect all files within a directory to the same filename in the new directory.

For example, if you enable the *Wild Card Redirect* setting and *example1.com* redirects to *example.com*, then a visitor who tries to access the *http://example1.com/pic.jpg* URL redirects to the *http://example.com/pic.jpg* URL.

8. Click *Add*.

To test the redirect, click the link under *Directory* in the *Current Redirects* table. If you properly configured the redirect, the system directs you to the original domain.

***Reviewed by Abby Firestone 06/23/26***