I bought a domain from godaddy what next please

I have recently purchased a domain name

The problem now is how do i force my forumotion domain to that particular domain name

That is my visitors visit my forum they will be redirected to that domain which i have bought from godaddy

Hello,

Here what you have to do, just follow the tutorial: https://help.forumotion.com/t7021-cname-redirect-an-extern-domain-name-that-you-own-to-your-board
(FYI, you could have purchased the domain name directly with forumotion via your administrative pannel.)

Leviosa wrote:Hello,

Here what you have to do, just follow the tutorial: https://help.forumotion.com/t7021-cname-redirect-an-extern-domain-name-that-you-own-to-your-board
(FYI, you could have purchased the domain name directly with forumotion via your administrative pannel.)

I tried purchasing it but it keep saying taken

I cant find that place you showed to me in in the tutorial godday site

? What do you mean ? What place???

Paradise wrote:

Leviosa wrote:Hello,

Here what you have to do, just follow the tutorial: https://help.forumotion.com/t7021-cname-redirect-an-extern-domain-name-that-you-own-to-your-board
(FYI, you could have purchased the domain name directly with forumotion via your administrative pannel.)

I tried purchasing it but it keep saying taken

Paradise wrote:I cant find that place you showed to me in in the tutorial godday site

Second Reminder :

Please don't double post. Your posts need to be separated by 24 hours before bumping. Please use the edit button, instead! Please read our forum rules: ESF General Rules

In order to change your Host Records (CNAME) for a domain purchased via GoDaddy please check the company's tutorial : https://godaddy.com/help/add-a-cname-record-19236

Otherwise you will need to contact your host's support and explain your issue.

Hello,

Of course it is taken since you have already purchased it on GoDaddy. That's normal, don't worry. Now you just have to follow this tutorial:
https://help.forumotion.com/t7021-cname-redirect-an-extern-domain-name-that-you-own-to-your-board

@Nemo See what i got


What do i do right now. I am so confused

Hey,

You need to edit the part of the CNAME (name : www, value : domain) and then follow the instructions which are mentioned in the tutorial.
However, it would be better if you could ask your domain registrar.

Thanks alot @Leviosa, and @Nemo
It really worked now thanks alot

Hey @Paradise,

When your request is complete, please mark it as Solved.

@Nemo sorry to border u on this topic again

But I just discovered that when I put in my browser for instance, www.domain.com it takes me to my website but when i put domain.com it takes me back to godaddy website any idea what i can do to end this?

Hey,

Could you please provide your forum URL and your purchased domain ?

My forumotion url is http://naija.nicetopics.com

The purchased url is http://www.nigerianpalace.com

Hey,

It seems that your domain (without the www) has not been redirected correctly. You could wait some hours to see if it is solved (since it takes some time to redirect your domains) and if it doesn't work, you will need to contact Godaddy's support

Ok let me wait till Monday

@Nemo But is the re a way to edit the personalized domain name in the Admin panel? so that that I can reconfigure it

Hello No sorry this is down to Godaddy we only deal with the main forum tools here.

All url support is down to your domain host.
You need to see if it will sort its self out by monday and if there is still a problem your have to call your domain host (godaddy) for more support.

Thereis really nothing else we can do our end as the domain name has not got anything to do with FM support team.

I'm sorry.

APE wrote:Hello No sorry this is down to Godaddy we only deal with the main forum tools here.

All url support is down to your domain host.
You need to see if it will sort its self out by monday and if there is still a problem your have to call your domain host (godaddy) for more support.

Thereis really nothing else we can do our end as the domain name has not got anything to do with FM support team.

I'm sorry.

Thanks @APE for your kind and sincere support. I appreciate your kind advice. But my question is can i delete the personalized domain name?

You can remove the redirection in your administration panel.

SLGray wrote:You can remove the redirection in your administration panel.

No option as such in my admin panel

At the top.  Force the URL Redirection:  no

SLGray wrote:At the top.  Force the URL Redirection:  no

@SLGray i so much appreciate your help. But I want to edit it the purchased domain in my admin panel is it possible?

Since you purchased it outside of Forumotion, you can only redirect the domain name to your forum.

For support for your domain name, you will need to contact GoDaddy.

SLGray wrote:Since you purchased it outside of Forumotion, you can only redirect the domain name to your forum.

For support for your domain name, you will need to contact GoDaddy.

it worked now
for those that will encounter similar problem visit this tutorialhttp://documentation.unbounce.com/hc/en-us/articles/203687274-Setting-Up-Your-CNAME-with-GoDaddy-godaddy-com- it will help you alot