Changing from https://xyz.com to https://www.xyz.com

[DigNap15]

Hello
My forum is currenlty using the domain path https://nzissues.com
I want to change it to https://www.nzissues.com so that I can run Cloudfare.

I am a bit confused, how do I go about doing this?
And will all of my members lose their bookmarks etc?

 

[Deathstarr]

No they won’t loose their bookmarks but they may need to login again.
Lookup

non-www to www htaccess it will just redirect everyone from the first non www to www

 

[Nabix]

DigNap15 Also, this can be done via a setting in cPanel and Plesk.

 

[SGT Oddball]

Hello
My forum is currenlty using the domain path https://nzissues.com
I want to change it to https://www.nzissues.com so that I can run Cloudfare.

You don't need to add www to use Cloudflare.

 

[haqzore]

You don't need to add www to use Cloudflare.

This. I use Cloudflare and do not use www

 

[DigNap15]

Thanks very much for the help, Yes I am using Xenforo

 

[DigNap15]

You don't need to add www to use Cloudflare.

I am sure some documention said that I need to use www.
I hope you are correct!

 

[Kevin]

You don't need to add www to use Cloudflare.

I was wondering about that ; I'm not a CF user currently but in my dealings with it I have not come across anything about having to use the www sub-domain.

 

[SGT Oddball]

I am sure some documention said that I need to use www.
I hope you are correct!

When you setup your domain with Cloudflare, it will import your current DNS records then all you need to do is change your nameservers to the Cloudflare ones, and that's it, it's a very simple procedure.

 

[mysiteguy]

A tip for anyone in the future. If Xenforo is the only thing on the site, you don't need to edit .htaccess. In the admin panel:

Setup -> Options -> Basic Board Options
Change the board URL in the admin
Make sure "Enable board URL canonicalization" is checked. This will automatically redirect versions of your domain that don't match the board URL setting.

 

[DigNap15]

I have Xenforo, and my own webiste on the same domain name and webhost and their menus are connected.