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301 redirects are setup on sites that exist as seperate websites but have the same content. For example, the domain http://mydomain.com could also be viewed at a webhosting address such as, http://wehosting.mydomain.com. Google would penalise you for this as the same content exists at two seperate locations on the web.

To avoid getting penalised by Google, you should setup a 301 permanent redirect, which will send the user who visits "http://wehosting.mydomain.com" and send them directly to "http://mydomain.com". To do this in Umbraco you need to:

  • use an FTP client to browse to /config/UrlRewriting.config
  • Download and open this file
  • Add the following code:

<add name="301redirect"
redirect="Domain"
ignoreCase="true" rewriteUrlParameter="IncludeQueryStringForRewrite"
virtualUrl="http://wehosting.mydomain.com(.*)"
redirectMode="Permanent"
destinationUrl="http://mydomain.com" />

Save the file and upload back onto your server. When you visit "http://wehosting.mydomain.com" you should now be redirect to "http://mydomain.com" immediately.

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