Redirect www and apex to one host

Why it matters

Both names serve the site, so search engines see duplicate pages and logins, cookies and HSTS are split between two hosts. Pick one canonical host and permanently redirect the other to it.

The fix

1. Choose the canonical host. The examples below keep example.com and redirect www.example.com; swap the two names if you prefer www.
2. Make the other host answer every request with a 301 redirect to the canonical host, keeping the path and query string.
3. Update the site's own base URL setting and canonical link tags to the chosen host.

GET /some/page HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.com

HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://example.com/some/page

The examples use example.com. Replace it with your own domain.

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Related

• Reported by the HTTP to HTTPS redirect check
• Serve the site over HTTPS
• Stop redirecting HTTPS to HTTP
• Redirect HTTP to HTTPS
• Fix the broken HTTPS redirect chain
• Shorten the redirect chain
• Fix the HTTP redirect chain
• Redirect HTTP straight to HTTPS
• Answer HTTP with a redirect to HTTPS
• Make the www or apex name work over HTTPS