The www and bare domain serve separate copies

What to change

Choose one hostname as the normal public address and confirm how the alternative should behave for every page family. Ask the host to demonstrate deep links, not just the homepage, because rules sometimes cover only the root. The same preference should appear in page declarations, library links and submitted inventories. Keep the alternate entry route useful for existing bookmarks and external references during the correction.

A worked example

Illustrative example

Illustrative test: Use a nested resource address to check the alternative-host journey.

How to check the result

All normal entry points consistently reach or reference the approved hostname.

A mistake to avoid

A homepage-only redirect can leave the rest of the site duplicated.

Your action checklist

Use these checks to prepare a discussion with your team or supplier. Tick a check when you have recorded the decision or evidence, rather than when a feature has simply been promised.

Decisions to recordOpen the same article on both hostname forms.Record redirects, canonical declarations and the sitemap host.Verify the preferred hostname works for deep routes as well as the root.

Evidence, open questions and decisionsNext action and responsible role

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