Moving your Podpage from one domain to another

Switching your website from an old domain to a new one? Follow these steps in order to avoid downtime and make sure visitors (and Google) end up at your new address.

Step 1: Add the Podpage DNS records to the new domain

1. Log in to your domain registrar.
2. Add the Podpage DNS records to the new domain — the exact values are in What are the Podpage DNS settings for my domain?
3. Wait for the records to take effect. DNS changes usually take effect within a few hours, and occasionally up to 48 hours.

Step 2: Update the domain in your Podpage dashboard

1. In your dashboard, go to Settings → Custom Domain.
2. Click Edit on the domain you previously entered.
3. Replace it with the new domain and save.

Step 3: Forward the old domain to the new one

At your registrar, open the old domain's Forwarding settings and forward it to the new domain with these options:

• Permanent (301 redirect): on — this tells Google to index the new domain.
• Forward path: on — so olddomain.net/episodes redirects to newdomain.com/episodes.
• SSL: on — so both http and https addresses redirect.
• Masking: off.

Note: If your registrar doesn't offer these options (GoDaddy, for example), consider moving the old domain to a registrar that supports path forwarding, such as Squarespace.

Then wait for the change to take effect — this usually takes a few hours, and occasionally up to 48 hours. Once the changes take effect, visitors to your old domain land on your new one automatically.