---
title: "Adding Domain Forwarding Rules"
slug: "adding-domain-forwarding-rules"
description: "Learn how to set up a forwarding rule with a Permanent 301 redirect for your domain, ensuring it works with and without \"www\"."
updated: 2025-06-18T18:41:40Z
published: 2025-06-18T18:41:40Z
canonical: "support.myclickfunnels.com/adding-domain-forwarding-rules"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Adding Domain Forwarding Rules

A forwarding rule is a redirect from one page to another. One of the most common uses of the forwarding rule is to make your domain work with and without “www”. This Article will show the needed setup to add a Forwarding rule inside your Domain’s registrar. The required setup to add a Forwarding Rule into any domain’s registrar is using a **Permanent 301 redirect**.

> [!WARNING]
> **Important:**
> 
> - DNS servers can take up to 48 hours to update the information.
> - If your Domain registrar is not listed here, you can use these examples as a reference.
> - If you are having further issues with adding your forwarding rule, please get in touch with your domain registrar’s support.

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## Requirements

- An external domain and access to the DNS settings

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## GoDaddy

1. From the **Go Daddy DNS records area**, scroll down to the **Forwarding** settings
2. Click the **paper and pencil** icon**.
3. Under Forwarding, select **https://**.

![GoDaddy Forwarding](https://cdn.document360.io/e3762771-4bea-47c2-a830-5473d543417a/Images/Documentation/08faabed-ba73-49d4-ae9a-7caa158f30f8.png)
4. Enter in the field to the right (**replacing the yourdomain.com part with your actual domain**).
5. Under Forward Type, select **Permanent (301)**.
6. Click **Save**.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:**
> 
> For more details, see [GoDaddy’s official documentation](https://www.godaddy.com/help/forward-my-godaddy-domain-12123).

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## Namecheap

1. From **Namecheap DNS records**, click **+ Add New Record**.
2. From the dropdown, select **URL Redirect Record**.

![Namecheap Forwarding](https://cdn.document360.io/e3762771-4bea-47c2-a830-5473d543417a/Images/Documentation/5a37cce4-722b-4f94-8a38-fdf6bbbb8c63.png)
3. In Host Input, type the **@** symbol.
4. Enter [https://www.yourdomain.com](https://www.yourdomain.com) in the target value input. (**In place of ‘yourdomain’**, using **https://** and **www** before it)
5. Select **Permanent (301)**.
6. Click **Save all Changes**.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:**
> 
> For more details, see [Namecheap’s official documentation](https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/385/2237/how-to-redirect-a-url-for-a-domain/)

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## Google Domains

1. Click **Website** from the left-hand menu from your Google Domains account.

![Google Domain Forwarding](https://cdn.document360.io/e3762771-4bea-47c2-a830-5473d543417a/Images/Documentation/69d4fc63-c209-493f-8998-ad83ab7ac3bf.png)
2. Click **Set up Forwarding**.
3. Click on **Edit**.

![Google Domain Forwarding](https://cdn.document360.io/e3762771-4bea-47c2-a830-5473d543417a/Images/Documentation/0de8416c-7e53-44f5-86ef-41fd16451319.png)
4. Click the **trashcan icon** next to the field that contains “www”.

![Google Domain Forwarding](https://cdn.document360.io/e3762771-4bea-47c2-a830-5473d543417a/Images/Documentation/a96731f6-da44-4d3c-a726-4eca8bc4882b.png)
5. In the **Forward To** area, enter [https://www.yourdomain.com](https://www.yourdomain.com) (replace “yourdomain.com” with your domain name, no quotations). **Do Not Select the blue Forward Button yet.**

![Google Domain Forwarding](https://cdn.document360.io/e3762771-4bea-47c2-a830-5473d543417a/Images/Documentation/dd2c2449-ef3b-41b0-9589-3bedc9ddbca5.png)
6. Click on **Advanced Options**
7. **Select** the following options:

![Google Domain Forwarding](https://cdn.document360.io/e3762771-4bea-47c2-a830-5473d543417a/Images/Documentation/e189a503-8574-4246-8f6b-49536021fd70.png)
  1. Redirect Type: **Permanent Redirect (301)**
  2. Path Forwarding: **Forward Path**
  3. Forwarding Over SSL: **SSL On**
8. Click on **Forward**.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:**
> 
> For more details, see [Google’s official documentation](https://support.google.com/domains/answer/4522141?hl=en#zippy=%2Credirect-type)

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## Bluehost

1. From your Bluehost account, click on **Domains**, then **Redirect**.
2. Select **Permanent 301**.

![BlueHost Domain Forwarding](https://cdn.document360.io/e3762771-4bea-47c2-a830-5473d543417a/Images/Documentation/28331799-8888-49a0-9bb4-a9492ab673b4.png)
3. Select **your domain** from the drop-down menu.
4. If you want to redirect a single page or directory, you can use this text field.
5. Enter the address that you are redirecting to. Example: yourdomain.com
6. Select **Redirect with or without www**.
7. Click the **“Wild Card Redirect” if you want** to redirect to the same file on the new destination.
8. **Click** on **Add this Redirect**.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:**
> 
> For more details, see [Bluehost’s official documentation](https://www.bluehost.com/help/article/redirecting-domain-name)

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## Cloudflare

To set up a manual redirect for your root domain in Cloudflare, follow these two steps:

**Step 1 - Add a CNAME Record in the DNS:**

1. In your ClickFunnels account, navigate to **Workspace Settings > Domains**, and access the domain’s DNS table.
2. Copy the value of the DNS record associate with the host name `www`. You will use this data to add a new CNAME record in Cloudflare. You will only need the **data** from this record.

![Record data](https://cdn.document360.io/e3762771-4bea-47c2-a830-5473d543417a/Images/Documentation/ejqf9h-bkk9auygd95ioi9hcjo4nleucvw.png)
3. Log in to your Cloudflare account and navigate to the **DNS** settings for your domain.
4. Add a new DNS record with the following settings:
  - **Type**: `CNAME`
  - **Name**: `@`
  - **Target**: Paste the data you copied from the ClickFunnels DNS zone table.
5. Ensure that **Proxy status** is enabled.

![Adding Cloudflare CNAME record](https://cdn.document360.io/e3762771-4bea-47c2-a830-5473d543417a/Images/Documentation/j_ovuschj3omqandkojz2rvfftw3wdeamw.png)
6. Click **Save** to add this CNAME record to the DNS table in Cloudflare.

**Step 2 - Create a Redirect Rule in Cloudflare:**

To ensure your root domain properly redirects to the HTTPS version, create a redirect rule:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e3762771-4bea-47c2-a830-5473d543417a/Images/Documentation/image-7V1PPPCD.png)

1. In your Cloudflare account, navigate to your domain, then click **Rules > Overview**.
2. Click **+ Create rule** and select **Redirect Rule** to add a new rule.
3. Provide a name for the rule, such as `“Root Domain Redirect”`.
4. In the **If incoming requests match…** section, select **All incoming requests**.
5. In the **Then…** section:
  - Set the action type to **Dynamic**.
  - In the **Expression** field, enter the following: `concat("https://www.yourdomainname.com", http.request.uri.path)`. Replace *yourdomainname.com* with your actual domain name.
  - Set the status code to **301** (Permanent Redirect).
  - Enable the option **Preserve query string**.
6. If multiple rules are present, in the **Place at** section, select the order as **First**.
7. Click **Deploy** to save and apply the redirect rule.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:**
> 
> - Cloudflare may take some time to propagate the redirect rule globally. Allow a few moments for changes to take effect before testing.
> - The network (Wifi) you are using may still have cached data. If, after waiting, the redirect is still behaving unexpectedly, try using a different network, such as testing the domain on your phone using mobile data.
> - For more information, refer to [Cloudflare’s official documentation](https://developers.cloudflare.com/rules/page-rules/reference/recommended-rules/).

## Related

- [Connecting a Domain (Automated Setup)](/connecting-a-domain-automated-setup.md)
- [Connecting a Domain (Manual Setup)](/connecting-a-domain-manual-setup.md)
- [Connecting a Subdomain in ClickFunnels](/connecting-a-subdomain-in-clickfunnels.md)