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From: Bradley Taunt
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2024 13:43:37 -0400
Subject: Remove incorrectly generated files, fix up markdown articles
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Using Netlify for Dynamic URL Redirects
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Using Netlify for Dynamic URL Redirects
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2021-12-03
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With the recent domain switch that took place on this website, I needed to have a dependable setup to forward my old domain URLs to the new one. While using something like “URL forwarding” through your domain provider could work, it doesn’t natively support dynamic linking. Let me explain using a basic example:
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A user clicks on a link that targets a post on your old domain: olddomain.com/random-post
You want that link to forward using the same permalink structure: newdomain.com/random-post
“URL forwarding” through your domain provider does not support this
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Simple stuff. So, let’s breakdown how to easily set this up on Netlify for free .
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Setting Up Netlify
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Back in Netlify: under Domain Settings you need to add your custom “old” domain under the Custom domains section under Domain management
Lastly, add the following content inside a _redirects
file (no extension) to your website content/build (changing to your own domains, of course)
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https://olddomain.com/* https://newdomain.com/:splat 301!
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That’s it! Now Netlify will dynamically forward all your pre-existing URLs from your old domain to the new one. No pesky .htaccess
files or running your own basic web server(s)!
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Hopefully this helps others trying to dynamically redirect their domains without the headache.
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Refs
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I normally set this up through Github / git hosting
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