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How to Redirect www to non-www

Your site should answer on one canonical address — either www or non-www, not both. A redirect consolidates them, which is cleaner for visitors and SEO.

Step-by-step

  1. Decide your canonical form — yourdomain.com (non-www) or www.yourdomain.com. Either is fine; just be consistent.
  2. Open Domains → Redirects in cPanel.
  3. Choose Permanent (301) and select your domain.
  4. Set the destination to your chosen canonical form (e.g. https://yourdomain.com).
  5. Choose "Redirect with or without www" as the www-redirection option, and add.
  6. Test both forms in a private window — the non-canonical one should 301-redirect to your chosen version. See redirects.

💡 Good to know

  • Combine with forcing HTTPS so every visitor lands on one secure canonical URL.
  • Update your canonical choice in Google Search Console and analytics to match.
  • In WordPress, also set the Site Address to the canonical form (see site URL).

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