{"id":10377,"date":"2015-12-30T10:08:24","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T08:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hetzner.co.za\/help-centre\/?p=10377"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:00:07","slug":"setup-redirects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/setup-redirects\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up web redirects via konsoleH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redirects are a useful tool to use when you would like to <strong>divert traffic to a different URL<\/strong> (web address). By making use of redirects, your visitors are able to find your web pages at the new location as the <strong>URL changes<\/strong> automatically. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> Web redirects can be set up on the following hosting packages: Basic, Standard, Advanced, Master and Multiple domains.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are SEO benefits to making use of redirects as they help search engines to bookmark the changes you have made to the <strong>destination URL<\/strong>. Redirects can be <strong>permanent or temporary<\/strong>. \u00a0For example, if you are running a competition for a limited period of time, your visitors can be directed to a <strong>temporary<\/strong> site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business name or <strong>domain name<\/strong> has changed, you will make use of a <strong>permanent<\/strong> redirect. This way your customers can find your new website even if your old website address has been bookmarked or referenced elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <strong>four<\/strong> \u2018types\u2019 of redirects available in konsoleH:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Permanent redirect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this returns a permanent redirect status (301) indicating that the resource has moved permanently.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Temp redirect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this returns a temporary redirect status (302). This is the default.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Seeother redirect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this returns a \u2018See Other\u2019 status (303) indicating that the resource has been replaced.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Gone redirect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this returns a \u2018Gone\u2019 status (410) indicating that the resource has been permanently removed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>To set up a redirect via konsoleH:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Browse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/secure.konsoleh.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <b>konsoleH<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and log in at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/accounts-and-payments\/konsoleh-access-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Admin or Domain level<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Admin level &#8211; Select or search for a domain name in the <\/span><b>Hosting Service<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0tab<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select <\/span><b>Manage Services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0from the left-hand menu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select <\/span><b>Webserver Config<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select <\/span><b>Redirects<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the <\/span><b>type<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Redirect from the drop-down list<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specify the <\/span><b>folder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to point to<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specify the <\/span><b>URL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to redirect to<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to <strong>redirect your entire domain<\/strong> eg. example.co.za to another domain eg. mydomain.co.za, you may use the following options within the <\/span><b>Redirects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0tool:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Type:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> permanent<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Local Folder:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The forward slash indicates which page is to be <strong>redirected<\/strong>. A forward slash on its own will indicate the entire domain is to be directed from the \u2018old\u2019 URL to the \u2018new\u2019 URL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to redirect a <strong>specific page<\/strong> on your website you would use \/ (forward slash) followed by the <strong>folder<\/strong> name. Eg: \/contacts<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Destination: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Copy and paste the <strong>destination URL<\/strong>. In this example, it would be <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/mydomain.co.za\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are making use of <\/span><b>WordPress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can install a <strong>plugin<\/strong> to set up your redirects. We recommend using <a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yoast SEO<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>To set up a redirect in WordPress using Yoast SEO:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Login to your <\/span><b>WordPress dashboard<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the left hand side select <\/span><b>SEO<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and from the menu that appears, select <\/span><b>Redirects<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the <\/span><b>redirect type<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the dropdown<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Copy and paste the<\/span><b> old URL<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Copy and paste the <\/span><b>new URL<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select <\/span><b>Add Redirect<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to note that if you <strong>disable<\/strong> the plugin you have used to set up your redirects, your redirects will <strong>no longer be functional<\/strong>. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure to <strong>test<\/strong> your redirect(s) after saving the changes made to ensure they are working correctly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The below options are available if you would like to set up a redirect on a domain that does not have a hosting package:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\">Upgrade the domain to a <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/products-and-services\/change-to-parked-domain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parked Domain<\/a> under the domain you would like to mirror.<\/li>\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\">Upgrade to a Multiple Domain whereby a website redirect can be added.<\/li>\n<li>Point the DNS to another IP address, however, note that the IP address must have the exact same domain name. This is dependent on how that Hosting Only entry has been set up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:support@xneelo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a> if you have questions about web redirects.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"plain":"<span >Redirects are a useful tool to use when you would like to <strong>divert traffic to a different URL<\/strong> (web address). By making use of redirects, your visitors are able to find your web pages at the new location as the <strong>URL changes<\/strong> automatically. \u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Important:<\/strong> Web redirects can be set up on the following hosting packages: Basic, Standard, Advanced, Master and Multiple domains.\r\n\r\n<span >There are SEO benefits to making use of redirects as they help search engines to bookmark the changes you have made to the <strong>destination URL<\/strong>. Redirects can be <strong>permanent or temporary<\/strong>. \u00a0For example, if you are running a competition for a limited period of time, your visitors can be directed to a <strong>temporary<\/strong> site.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span >If your business name or <strong>domain name<\/strong> has changed, you will make use of a <strong>permanent<\/strong> redirect. This way your customers can find your new website even if your old website address has been bookmarked or referenced elsewhere.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span >There are <strong>four<\/strong> \u2018types\u2019 of redirects available in konsoleH:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li ><b>Permanent redirect:<\/b><span > this returns a permanent redirect status (301) indicating that the resource has moved permanently.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><b>Temp redirect:<\/b><span > this returns a temporary redirect status (302). This is the default.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><b>Seeother redirect:<\/b><span > this returns a \u2018See Other\u2019 status (303) indicating that the resource has been replaced.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><b>Gone redirect:<\/b><span > this returns a \u2018Gone\u2019 status (410) indicating that the resource has been permanently removed.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><b>To set up a redirect via konsoleH:<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li ><b>Browse<\/b><span > to<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/secure.konsoleh.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <b>konsoleH<\/b><\/a><span > and log in at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/accounts-and-payments\/konsoleh-access-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span > Admin or Domain level<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >Admin level - Select or search for a domain name in the <\/span><b>Hosting Service<\/b><span >\u00a0tab<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >Select <\/span><b>Manage Services<\/b><span >\u00a0from the left-hand menu<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >Select <\/span><b>Webserver Config<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >Select <\/span><b>Redirects<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >Select the <\/span><b>type<\/b><span > of Redirect from the drop-down list<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >Specify the <\/span><b>folder<\/b><span > to point to<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >Specify the <\/span><b>URL<\/b><span > to redirect to<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<span >If you would like to <strong>redirect your entire domain<\/strong> eg. example.co.za to another domain eg. mydomain.co.za, you may use the following options within the <\/span><b>Redirects<\/b><span >\u00a0tool:<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>Type:<\/b><span > permanent<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>Local Folder:<\/b><span > \/<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span >The forward slash indicates which page is to be <strong>redirected<\/strong>. A forward slash on its own will indicate the entire domain is to be directed from the \u2018old\u2019 URL to the \u2018new\u2019 URL.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span >If you would like to redirect a <strong>specific page<\/strong> on your website you would use \/ (forward slash) followed by the <strong>folder<\/strong> name. Eg: \/contacts<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>Destination: <\/b><span >Copy and paste the <strong>destination URL<\/strong>. In this example, it would be <\/span><span >https:\/\/mydomain.co.za\/<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span >If you are making use of <\/span><b>WordPress<\/b><span >, you can install a <strong>plugin<\/strong> to set up your redirects. We recommend using <a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yoast SEO<\/a>.<\/span>\r\n<h2><b>To set up a redirect in WordPress using Yoast SEO:<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li ><span >Login to your <\/span><b>WordPress dashboard<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >On the left hand side select <\/span><b>SEO<\/b><span > and from the menu that appears, select <\/span><b>Redirects<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >Select the <\/span><b>redirect type<\/b><span > from the dropdown<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >Copy and paste the<\/span><b> old URL<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >Copy and paste the <\/span><b>new URL<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >Select <\/span><b>Add Redirect<\/b><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<span >It is important to note that if you <strong>disable<\/strong> the plugin you have used to set up your redirects, your redirects will <strong>no longer be functional<\/strong>. \u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span >Be sure to <strong>test<\/strong> your redirect(s) after saving the changes made to ensure they are working correctly.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Note: <\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe below options are available if you would like to set up a redirect on a domain that does not have a hosting package:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\">Upgrade the domain to a <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/products-and-services\/change-to-parked-domain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parked Domain<\/a> under the domain you would like to mirror.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\">Upgrade to a Multiple Domain whereby a website redirect can be added.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Point the DNS to another IP address, however, note that the IP address must have the exact same domain name. This is dependent on how that Hosting Only entry has been set up.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:support@xneelo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a> if you have questions about web redirects."},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Redirects are useful when you would like to divert traffic to a different URL (web address). 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