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Hosting Control Panel Website Forwarding (Redirect to URL)


Website forwarding, or URL redirection, is a technique that automatically forwards visitors from one URL or website to a different one.

This article shows you how to forward your website vistors to another website or URL.


This tutorial assumes that you have already Added a Domain to the Hosting Control Panel.

1. Log into your Hosting Control Panel.

2. Click Web Sites icon option

Hosting Spaces Web Sites Icon

3. Click on the website name that you wish to setup website forwarding on

Select Website

4. In the website properties select the Home Tab

Website Extentions Tab

5. Select the option for Redirection to URL

Select the option for Redirection to URL

6. Type in the Redirect URL where you would like your website's domain to forward visitors to. This can be a different domain such as https://www.example.com, or a page or folder on another website such as https://example.com/new-location.

Type the Redirect URL

7. You have the option to make additional selections that determine where visitors are directed. If you want to set up a permanent redirect to the new location, be sure to check the box for 'Enable permanent redirect'. This will inform search engines to update their indexes accordingly.

Additional Options

8. Click Save Changes

Save website changes


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