Blog Domains 102 - Domain Redirect

If you’re a Wordpress blogger, commenting on Blogspot blogs could be a tedious job because you always need to key-in your name and URL each time you’d like to post a response. I found it tiresome too but I don’t want my comments to be link-less so I had to do some work arounds. Below is the step-by-step process that I did and probably what you should do.

Domain 102 – Domain Redirect

102.1 Definition of terms

1. Domain/URL Redirection – a process of forwarding a domain or sub-domain to another URL. For example, if you would set your sub-domain blogspot.kotsengkuba.com to be redirected to www.kotsengkuba.com, entering the sub-domain on your web browser will take you automatically to www.kotsengkuba.com.

2. DNS Settings – are the changeable settings in your domain’s control panel where you could change the nameservers, create CNAMES, re-direct domains, etc.

102.2 Procedures

1. Create an e-Blogger account at www.blogger.com.

2. Register a blog and name it with the same blog title as your Wordpress blog.

3. Create and publish a test post.

Now set aside your newly published blog at this point for later brewing.

4. On your web hosting control panel, create a sub-domain (ex. blogspot.kotsengkuba.com)

5. After completing the sub-domain registration, go to its DNS settings and set it to re-direct in your original blog (ex. www.kotsengkuba.com).

6. Go to your e-Blogger dashboard and navigate to your blog’s Setting >> Publishing >> FTP.

6. Fill in the required fields, save settings and republish. On the blog URL, use the sub-domain that you’ve just created earlier.

7. Diversify.

102.3 Practical Applications

Ease your commenting on Blogspot with domain redirection. Go to your favorite e-Blogger blogmates and post your comments using your e-blogger account. Try clicking your comment URL and watch it redirect on your original blogsite.

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