Adding an Alias Domain to a vCanopy Site
vCanopy includes functionality in the Control Panel to manage and configure the domains for your WordPress sites. The primary domain of the vCanopy site is what we think of when we think of the site URL, but it is possible to add unlimited Alias domains and Redirect domains to any site using the domains manager from […]
Adding a 301 Redirect Domain to a vCanopy Site
vCanopy includes functionality in the Control Panel to manage and configure the domains for your WordPress sites. The primary domain of the vCanopy site is what we think of when we think of the site URL, but it is possible to add unlimited Alias domains and Redirect domains to any site using the domains manager from […]
Configuring Wildcard Domains on a vCanopy Site
vCanopy includes functionality in the Control Panel to manage and configure the domains for your WordPress sites. Every site has a primary domain, but you can also add unlimited alias domains and 301 redirect domains to any vCanopy site. If you want your site to server many subdomains of its primary domain (or indeed any of it’s domains), […]
Changing a Website’s Primary Domain: Switch with an Alias (Domain Swaps)
INFORMATION/RECOMMENDATION Domain swaps are destructive by nature, meaning that in the unlikely event that something goes wrong, both the original site, and the new site will both be affected. For most use cases, cloning the site to the new URL is the better option.Cloning a site to a new URL on the same server IMPORTANT: MULTISITE […]
Using Domain Names with International Characters
If you’re trying to add a website to vCanopy and the domain name has international characters (e.g. é and ä), you will first need to convert it into “Punycode” before you can provision them as a website on your server. Punycode is a representation of Unicode with the limited ASCII character subset used for Internet hostnames. – Wikipedia As an example, […]
Using WP Ultimo with vCanopy
WP UItimo is a popular plugin for creating a WaaS (website as a service) website. This guide will walk you through the steps needed to set up your WP Ultimo site on vCanopy, whether it’s brand new or if you’re migrating your website in from another host. We’ve worked closely with the developer of the […]