How to Redirect a non-www Domain to a www Domain in Liferay DXP

Issue

How can I redirect traffic from my non-www domain (e.g., example.com) to my www domain (e.g., www.example.com)?

Environment

• Liferay DXP 7.4
• Quarterly Releases

Resolution

You can configure a redirect using Liferay's pattern redirect feature:

1. Access your website and navigate to Site Menu > Configuration > Site Settings > Site Configuration > Site URL.
2. Ensure only the www domain (e.g., www.example.com) is listed. Remove the non-www entry if present.
3. Create a new site specifically for handling the redirect. In the Site URLs configuration for this new site, add the non-www domain. (e.g., example.com)
4. In the new site, navigate to Site Menu > Configuration > Redirection > Patterns and add the following configuration:
   • Pattern: ^(.*)
   • Destination URL: https://www.example.com/$0 (Replace example.com with your actual domain)
   • User Agent: all
5. Click Save.

This configuration redirects all traffic from the non-www domain to the corresponding URL on the www domain. For example, example.com/page will redirect to www.example.com/page.

Liferay Pattern Redirects use 302 (Temporary) redirects. For long-term SEO benefits, a 301 (Permanent) redirect at the web server level is generally preferred.

Additional Information

• Using Pattern Redirects