Where is My www?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by khir rahman, Aug 20, 2009.

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  1. #1
    Dear friend,

    I've registered a domain, then create a blog with wordpress. The site and themes are in good order. Unfortunately my domain name does not appear www. Example http://sitename.com/ instead of http://www.sitename.com/.. So how do I resolve this?

    Thanks in advance

    -Khir-
     
    khir rahman, Aug 20, 2009 IP
  2. Luka_Menace

    Luka_Menace Banned

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    #2
    It doesnt matter if www is not there...No big deal..Your site will work perfectly!
     
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  3. simmo125

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    I have the same problem with mine, when i search for my site everybody has www's apart from me....buggin!
     
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  4. Visuall

    Visuall Active Member

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    Really, why do you need www? Just let your domain name be special. It works anyway.
     
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  5. Jay_V

    Jay_V Member

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    #5
    If your site is wordpress, do the following to get "www"

    Go to Setting >>>General Settings .. then put "www" where it says "web address" and "Blog Address"
     
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  6. root@localhost

    root@localhost Peon

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    #6
    by default i think wordpress will set it without www
    but u can set with www like Jay said
     
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  7. pepprs

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    yea set the wordpress with www and also add a CNAME record in your DNS record. But keep in mind that Google indexes either one only. You can set the options in Google webmaster tools btw.
     
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    Jalpari Notable Member

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    Well it doesn't matter weather there's www or not.
     
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    You can set on DNS management on where you buy domain, to force yoursite.com to use www. you can use htacces
     
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    i think u should have it without your www its more catchy but if you want to change it . its in wordpress sitting . they have an option on what would you prefer to have www or without any q pm me
     
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    WhiteOwl123 Greenhorn

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    I personally think without WWW is better. It's redundant and a waste of time to type it.
     
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    twodayslate Well-Known Member

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    #13
    You do not want the www. It is outdated and should not be used
     
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    U dont think it matters
     
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    Set 301 redirect on the server side if that is so important for you.
     
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  16. khir rahman

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    ok guys. thanks a lot. My site is now with www.

    The reason why I need that www is because of human psychology, some of people/customers are very concerned about this. when you advertised or your link appeared in someone's page or appeared at the customer's url address, the percentage to get sales are higher. Every people/customers's perception are different, apart from content; some prefer to buy from a www site because they believe the site is reputable and some don't even bother. So i want to maximize my profit by attract those who care for that www and those who don't care of course. Sometimes a small things like this makes a different, maybe 1 or 2 sales, but it still a sale. So why not grab all the possibilities and make as much profit as possible.

    Regards
    -Khir-
     
    khir rahman, Aug 21, 2009 IP