Using Netlify for Dynamic URL Redirects

2021-12-03

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:

Simple stuff. So, let's breakdown how to easily set this up on Netlify for free.

Setting Up Netlify

https://olddomain.com/* https://newdomain.com/:splat 301!

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)!

Hopefully this helps others trying to dynamically redirect their domains without the headache.

Refs

  1. I normally set this up through Github / git hosting