Manually forward or mask your domain or subdomain

Domain or subdomain forwarding lets you automatically direct your visitors to a different website.

Masking prevents visitors from seeing your domain or subdomain forwarding by keeping your domain in the Web browser’s address bar.

Let’s look at this example of how you can configure forwarding.

 

Forwarding coolexample.COM to coolexample.NET
Forwarding Option Visitor Goes To Site Visitor Sees Address Bar Displays
Forwarding
Disabled
coolexample
.COM
coolexample
.COM
coolexample
.COM
Forwarding
w/o Masking
coolexample
.COM
coolexample
.NET
coolexample
.NET
Forwarding
w/ Masking
coolexample
.COM
coolexample
.NET
coolexample
.COM

To forward or mask your domain or subdomain, you must use our nameservers. For more information, see Change nameservers for my domains.

 Required:For your domain or subdomain to forward, its A record must be pointed to 50.63.202.1.

Note: If you want your visitors to be able to go to your domain or subdomain with or without the www prefix, you need to forward your domain name to use www.

To forward or mask your domain or subdomain

  • Log in to your My Products page.
  • If you aren’t automatically directed there, make sure to select the My Products tab.
  • Next to the domain or subdomain you want to use, click DNS.
  • On the DNS Management page, scroll down to the Forwarding section.
  • Next to Domain or Subdomain, click Add, and enter your domain or subdomain name:
    • The value entered can include a period (.) but not as the first or last character.
    • Consecutive periods (…) are not allowed.
    • The entire value cannot exceed 25 characters.
  • Under Forward to, select http:// or https://. For more information, see HTTP vs. HTTPS.
  • Enter the URL you want to forward your domain or subdomain to.
  • Select your Forward type:
    • Permanent (301): Redirects to the site you specified in the Forward To field using a “301 Moved Permanently” HTTP response. The HTTP 301 response code tells user-agents (including search engines) that the location has permanently moved.
    • Temporary (302): Redirects to the site you specified in the Forward To field using a “302 Found” HTTP response. The HTTP 302 response code tells user-agents (including search engines) that the location has temporarily moved.
  • Select your Settings
    • Forward only: Forwards the domain or subdomain without masking.
    • Forward with masking: Prevents the forwarded domain or subdomain URL from displaying in the browser’s address bar, and lets you enter Meta Tags for search engine crawlers in the following fields:
      • Title – Displays at the top of the browser window and in search results (title can be no more than 80 characters)
      • Description – A short description of your website to display in search engine results (description can be no more than 150 characters)
      • Keywords – A list of comma-separated keywords that describes the content and purpose of your website (keywords can be no more than 500 characters)
       Warning: Masking is incompatible with some sites that use https://, i.e. SSL certificates.
  • To automatically update your nameservers to accommodate your forwarding changes, check Update my DNS setting to support this change.
  • Click Save.

 Note: Forwarded domains or subdomains can take up to 24-48 hours to activate.

To remove masking

  1. On the DNS Management page, scroll down to the Forwardingsection.
  2. Next to Domain or Subdomain, click on the Text Icon (pencil icon).
  3. Next, click on the Text Icon (trash can icon).
  4. Click Delete.

Forward a domain name

Domain forwarding (also often referred to as connecting or pointing) lets you automatically direct your domain’s visitors to a different location on the web. You can choose to forward your domain to a variety of places.

 Note: Your domain must be registered with IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com in order to use domain forwarding.

  1. Log into your My Products page.
  2. If you aren’t automatically directed there, make sure to select the My Products tab.
  3. Next to the domain you want to use, click Manage.
  4. On the Domains Settings page, next to your domain, click Use My Domain.
  5. Click the Connect button under Connect to an existing site.
  6. Choose from one of the following options to forward your domain name to:
    • Websites (Squarespace, Weebly, Wix, WordPress, etc.)
    • Social Sites (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etc.)
    • Online Stores (Amazon, Ebay, Etsy, etc.)
    • Media Sites (Instagram, YouTube, etc.)
    • Forward To Any Site (enter the URL of your choosing)
  7. Once you choose a forwarding destination, simply follow the instructions provided to connect your domain (usually by entering the URL of the site, clicking the Connect Domain button, or following the steps listed).

 Note: It may take 24-48 hours for your domain to forward to an existing site.

Park a domain registered with another company

 

  1. Log in to your My Products page.
  2. If you aren’t automatically directed there, make sure to select the My Products tab.
  3. Next to the domain you want to use, click DNS.
  4. On the DNS Management page, under Nameservers, click Change.
  5. Under Choose your nameserver type, select Default.
  6. Click Save.

 Note: We automatically select the right default nameservers based on how you’re using your domain.

After updating, allow 4 – 8 hours for other networks to access information for .com and .net domain names, and allow 24 – 48 hours for other networks to access information for all other domain extensions.

Park a domain registered with IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com

Visit Cheap Domain Registration .com

– Go to the DNS Management page.
– On the Records list, next to A, click the Click pencil icon on existing MX records (pencil icon) and change the following fields:

Note: We encourage you to copy down the IP address already listed before you make changes, just in case you want to unpark your domain later.

A (Host)
Host Points to
@ Change to 50.63.202.64

– Click Save when you’re finished.
– Parking your domain when it’s registered with IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com is easy. Your domain’s nameservers are likely already set to Default or Standard in your account if you’re registered with us, but if not, you’ll need to set them. Once your nameservers are set to default/standard, you’ll need to then change the A record in your account.

– Log in to your My Products page.
– If you aren’t automatically directed there, make sure to select the My Products tab.
– Next to the domain you want to use, click DNS.
– On the Records list, next to A, click the Click pencil icon on existing MX records (pencil icon) and change the following fields:

Note: We encourage you to copy down the IP address already listed before you make changes, just in case you want to unpark your domain later.

A (Host)
Host Points to
@ Change to 50.63.202.64

– Click Save when you’re finished.

Transfer your domain to another registrar is NOT hard.

The process for transferring a domain name registered with IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com to another registrar is not hard, but it does take time. You’ll complete some steps with IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com and some steps with the new registrar. The total process can take up to 10 days to complete.

If you want to move a domain name from one IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account to another IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account, see Move a domain to another IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.

 Note: You’re not eligible to transfer a domain for a 60-day period after the following events:

• Registering or transferring a domain name
• Updating the registrant contact’s organization
• Updating the registrant contact’s first or last name and an organization is not listed

You’re not eligible to transfer a domain for a 10-day period after changing your domain from one IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account to another via the Account Change Process.

For more information, see ICANN’s Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy and our Domain Name Change of Registrant Agreement.

To Transfer Domain Names to Another Registrar

Complete the following steps with IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com

 Required: If you’ve just enabled two-step verification on your account, you must wait 72 hours before transferring your domain to another registrar.

 

  • Verify contact information: Verify that the administrator’s contact information for the domain is correct (or registrant’s email for .au domains). All emails regarding the transfer will go to the administrator’s email (or registrant’s email for .au domains). To review and edit your contact information, see Change domain contact information.
  • Unlock your domain
  • Cancel Protected or Private registration: If the domain has Protected Registration or Private Registration, you’ll need to cancel it. For more information, see Cancel Protected Registration or Cancel Private Registration.

 

Complete the following steps with your new registrar

  1. Get an authorization code: Check with your new registrar to see if you need an authorization code (EPP code). If you need one, see Get an authorization code to transfer my domain to another registrar.

     Note: Many country-code top-level domain names (ccTLDs) don’t require an authorization code. However, there are a few exceptions where you’ll need to contact customer support to get an authorization code. For more information, see Authorization codes to transfer ccTLDs

    For .uk domain transfers, please contact customer support and have the IPS tag of the new registrar (get this from your new registrar) ready when you call.

  2. Initiate the transfer: At the new registrar, initiate the transfer and provide the authorization code, if needed. This is different for each registrar, so you may need to consult the other registrar’s help or support for specific instructions.

Check the domain’s administator’s email

  1. Accept or deny the transfer: IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com will email you instructions to complete the transfer. If you do not accept or deny the transfer request within five days, IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com will automatically accept the transfer for you. For more information, seeAccepting or Declining a Transfer to Another Registrar.
  2. Receive confirmation: IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com will email you confirmation when the transfer is complete

Cheap Domain Transfer – Check the status of my domain transfer-in

Checking on the progress of your domain transfer-in to CheapDomainRegistration.com is easy!

– Log in to your CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
– Next to Domains, click Manage.
– From the Domains menu, select Transfers-In:
– Check transfer in status

A card will tell you the status of your domain. If you click View details, you’ll see a more in-depth description of your domain’s status, as well as any Recommended action on your part.

Start you domain transfer now and enjoy our cheap domain transfer cost ($8.99 .com domain transfer) and get free private registration if you transfer five or more domains.

How do I resend the transfer confirmation email to my updated admin email address?

When you purchase a domain name transfer to us, we send a confirmation email required to complete the transfer to your administrative contact’s (admin) email address as listed in the Whois database.

Note: We send a confirmation email to the registrant contact’s email address associated with .au domains.

If you recently changed your admin email address at your current registrar, you can resend the confirmation email to it from your account with us. If your account with us is not displaying the correct admin email address after you change it at your current registrar, you can update our records and then resend the confirmation email.

– Log in to your CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
– Next to Domains, click Manage.
– From the Domains menu, select Transfers-In:
– Check transfer in status

Select the domain name you want to resend the confirmation email for and click View Action.
Click Resend Email.