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Possible to not use www as seperate sub domain?

Posted By dweezle

12/19/2013 12:26

Hi it seems on my sites using Dynadot DNS and specifying www for a subdomain, Google and other search engines see the www and standard http as separate web sites. Is it possible to configure the domains so that www is not seen as a different site from http? This tends to be a bit of a hit for SEO.

Any ideas?

Thank your for any advice!

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Posted By teamdynadot

12/22/2013 15:28

DNS will always separate the two versions. For SEO, it can help if you have one version forward to the other. This can be written directly into your .htaccess file, or you can do it manually on the DNS page. CNAME records, for example, should always be placed on the www subdomain and the naked domain forwarded there. It can be done with 'A' records too.

How do I create a CNAME?

A CNAME record is short-hand for Canonical Name record, which allows you to assign a domain or subdomain to another address or hostname. CNAME records should only be used if you can't use an A record.

NOTE: If you already have an A record within the Domain records section, please SKIP step 5!

To create a CNAME, please follow these steps:

Sign in to your Dynadot account.
Select "My Domains" from the left-side menu bar and click "Manage Domains" in the drop-down.
Check the box next to the domain name(s) and select "DNS Settings" from the "Action" drop-down menu.
On the new page, select the "Dynadot DNS" option from the drop-down menu.
In the "Domain Record (optional)" section at the top, select "Forward" as the record type, choose forward type, and enter "https://www.yourdomainname.ext" as the "Target Host". (NOTE: This is optional and please replace the value based on your own domain name.)
Under the "Subdomain Record (optional)" field, enter "www" as the subdomain, select "CNAME" as the record type and enter the CNAME record given to you.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the "Save Settings" button to save your changes.

Please be aware that it might take some time for your changes to propagate.

A CNAME may be necessary for your domain to work with the following: Blogger, Blogspot, TypePad, iweb, MobileMe, zenfolio, ning.

Your settings should look similar to what is shown below:

From Help Section: Account & Domain Management > Domain Settings > How do I create a CNAME?

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