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Masking Your Domain

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Last Updated: October 1, 2008 11:32 AM

Masking works in conjunction with domain name forwarding, which redirects all Web traffic for a domain to a specified URL, by preventing the forwarded domain URL from displaying in the browser's address bar. For more information about forwarding domains, see Forwarding Your Domain to Another URL.

When setting up domain masking, you can enter a title and meta tags to assist with ranking your Web site on search engines. This information does not change the look of your Web site.

For example, you own onecoolexample.com and want people who visit it to be redirected to coolexample.net, but you don't want them to see the URL of the site you forwarded to (coolexample.net). By using masking to forward your domain, visitors see onecoolexample.com, even though you forwarded them to the content on coolexample.net.

To Add Masking to Your Domain Name Forwarding

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. In the My Products section, click Domain Manager.
  3. Use the checkbox(es) to select the domain name(s) you want to modify.
  4. Click Forward.
  5. On the Forwarding tab, select Enable forwarding.
  6. In the Forward to field, enter the URL to which you want to forward your domain name(s).
  7. In the Redirect type area, select one of the following:
    301 Moved Permanently
    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.
    302 Moved Temporarily
    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.
  8. Go to the Masking tab.
  9. Select Enable masking, and then enter the following:
    Masked title
    A short title that describes your Web site, up to 80 characters.
    Masked description Meta tag
    A short description about your Web site, up to 150 characters.
    Masked keyword Meta tag
    Keywords that describe your page, separated by commas or spaces, up to 500 characters. Search engines use keywords to identify the content on your Web site.
  10. Click OK.