Help redirecting domain2 to WPMU domain1

  • Resolved mad_griffith

    (@niccolomineo)


    11 years, 1 month ago

    I have domain1.com and domain2.com. The first one is the actual website with content. The second one is a DNS Redirect. How do I make the second one to redirect properly to the first one?

    I haven’t mapped domain2.com in my wordpress multisite… because in order to map it, what I have understood is first I would need to create a new entire website for domain2.com, while the domain is just a DNS redirect.

    Can you please explain to me how to accomplish the redirect correctly?

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  • Thread Starter mad_griffith

    (@niccolomineo)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    actually domain1.com redirects to domain0.com and it redirects correctly.
    the problem is domain2.com keeps on redirecting to domain0.com/wp-signup.php?new=www.domain2.com …

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    11 years, 1 month ago

    How did you map the domains?

    Thread Starter mad_griffith

    (@niccolomineo)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    Through this plugin http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping

    UPDATE: I understood only half an hour ago I could insert the same “Site ID” for the different domains. I did that but the DNS domains are now acting as simple redirect…

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    11 years, 1 month ago

    If domain0.com is where WP is installed then what is domain1?

    Thread Starter mad_griffith

    (@niccolomineo)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    it is a domain that was already working correctly as a DNS domain (not just simple redirect). It was bought and configured by someone else.

    What I want to learn is: how do I configure the WP Multisite Domain Mapping in order to have DNS domains act not as simple redirect domains?

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    11 years, 1 month ago

    What I want to learn is: how do I configure the WP Multisite Domain Mapping in order to have DNS domains act not as simple redirect domains?

    I’m honestly not sure what that question means…

    I can tell you how to map a domain so that if you go to (for example) halfelf.org you get the data from code.ipstenu.org

    Thread Starter mad_griffith

    (@niccolomineo)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    Yeah, ok. Bu the key is that domain2 URL should remain when browsing the site… domain2 should not only redirect to domain1…

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    11 years, 1 month ago

    Yes.

    Go to halfelf.org – That WHOLE SITE is actually code.ipstenu.org

    How did I do it?

    1) install WP Multisite Domain Mapping
    2) Add domain halfelf.org and set it to use site #2 (which happens to be code.ipstenu.org)
    3) Set it as the primary domain
    4) Drink beer

    Thread Starter mad_griffith

    (@niccolomineo)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    If I have more domains like your “halfelf.org”, are they going to be set “primary” as well? What is the purpose for that “primary” option?

    Thank you!

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    11 years, 1 month ago

    Primary means “If someone goes to code.ipstenu.org, send them to halfelf.org instead.” It’s indicating which is the ‘real’ URL. You can only have one primary, for what I hope is an obvious reason 😉

    You can map as many domains to a site as you want, but again, only ONE domain can be the primary for that site 🙂

    Thread Starter mad_griffith

    (@niccolomineo)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    ok, understood. I hoped I could have more than one primary domain…

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    11 years, 1 month ago

    Why? It’s a bad experience for your users to have two different domains with one URL. It’s also bad for SEO.

    Thread Starter mad_griffith

    (@niccolomineo)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    ok, I am persuaded. Thank you!

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