I currently have a custom domain name for my forum, www.smokinelite.com
That domain name was purchased directly through the admin panel so is owned by Forumotion. It expires in 9 days.
I would like to switch to a new domain name that I own. I've found a guide on doing this, but I have some questions.
1) Do I need to wait for my current domain to expire before I switch to the new one? I would be going by this guide.
2) Can someone purchase my old domain name once it expires? Should I renew it? If I have to wait for it to expire before switching then this may be a problem.Â
3) Once I follow the procedures in that guide and people visit my forum on the new domain, will that domain be the one displayed in the url bar or will it simply redirect to the main/old forum domain?
4) If I change to the new domain name, what will happen to users who visit the old domain name (smokinelite.com)? Will they redirect? If not, is there any way to have them redirect?
I appreciate help with this, thank you for your time.
That domain name was purchased directly through the admin panel so is owned by Forumotion. It expires in 9 days.
I would like to switch to a new domain name that I own. I've found a guide on doing this, but I have some questions.
1) Do I need to wait for my current domain to expire before I switch to the new one? I would be going by this guide.
2) Can someone purchase my old domain name once it expires? Should I renew it? If I have to wait for it to expire before switching then this may be a problem.Â
3) Once I follow the procedures in that guide and people visit my forum on the new domain, will that domain be the one displayed in the url bar or will it simply redirect to the main/old forum domain?
4) If I change to the new domain name, what will happen to users who visit the old domain name (smokinelite.com)? Will they redirect? If not, is there any way to have them redirect?
I appreciate help with this, thank you for your time.