More Control Over Your Domain—Introducing Forwarding 

Domain forwarding has arrived.

August 22, 2023

Paulo Trentin

Ever wished you could seamlessly guide visitors from one domain to another? That’s precisely what domain forwarding does. 

We frequently use it here at WordPress.com. For instance, when you type in ownyouridentity.online—a catchy and memorable URL, if we do say so ourselves—you’re taken straight to our page at WordPress.com/domains. 

Today, we’re happy to let you know that domain forwarding is available and easily accessible on WordPress.com. 

This feature is perfect for folks who want to utilize a unique domain name that will lead visitors to a specific site or page. Forwarding can be used for a number of purposes: 

  • E-commerce Campaigns: Launching a product? Secure a catchy domain and point it directly to your product page.
  • Rebranding: If your long-established domain isn’t snappy, mask it with a more memorable one.
  • Social Media Simplification: Make it easy for people to find your Facebook or LinkedIn by redirecting a unique domain straight to your profile.

Set up domain forwarding in minutes

You can use a domain already registered at WordPress.com, transfer a domain from an existing registrar (like Google), or purchase a brand new domain. 

To set up domain forwarding today, follow these three easy steps:

  1. Visit your domain management dashboard at WordPress.com/domains/manage.
  2. Click the domain you’d like to forward, which will bring you to that domain’s settings page.  
  3. Click the “Domain Forwarding” section, enter the URL you’d like to forward to, and hit save. 
Set up forwarding now

Use WordPress.com for all your domain needs. If you’re looking for a Google Domains alternative due to their recent sale to Squarespace, we’re offering seamless transfers to WordPress.com and paying all your fees (which also extends your registration by one year).  

Out of the box you’re getting:

  • A faster domain than you’ll get at GoDaddy, DigitalOcean, or Google
  • Free privacy protection 
  • Free SSL certificate (when you host with us) 

Learn more at ownyouridentity.online. 

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  1. Stephanie Gish Aug 23rd at 12:11 am

    This is excellent news! Thank for your rolling out domain forwarding, this was definitely a missing and wanted feature. So glad to have WordPress hosting my domains now.

    Liked by 6 people

  2. dailyblogsdose Aug 23rd at 1:55 am

    Awesome

    Liked by 2 people

  3. Satyan Sharma Aug 23rd at 6:13 am

    Please help

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  4. barbaraannbriggs.com Aug 23rd at 10:32 am

    I don’t understand this. Can I get help with this implementation from the Happiness engineers? Barbara

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  5. Moussaabdillahi Aug 23rd at 10:59 am

    👍

    Liked by 6 people

  6. Jeya Prakash Prakash Aug 24th at 12:01 pm

    Superb

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  7. michael Ezenwuba Aug 24th at 5:02 pm

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  8. Nevaeh Zavala Aug 25th at 12:58 pm

    🫥

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  9. Vedant Khanduja Aug 26th at 4:35 am

    Is email forwarding included for standalone domains transferred from google domains to WordPress?

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  10. bisharoali0518b789b14506 Aug 29th at 9:09 pm

    Yes you can set update

    Liked by 3 people

  11. bisharoali0518b789b14506 Sep 1st at 1:03 am

    Yes

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  12. Atiq EL MAJID Sep 1st at 10:12 am

    Cool

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  13. Chocolates Sep 2nd at 4:47 pm

    Awesome 👍

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  14. bvormewor Sep 5th at 3:51 pm

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  15. LANNY Sep 8th at 5:32 pm

    Thanks for sharing this information.

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  16. chibuikegodson2020 Sep 14th at 2:46 pm

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