Add domains with no subdomains
not planned
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Hugh (Product Support Manager)
Allow users to connect a domain with no subdomain
Ex: domain.com instead of www.domain.com
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David Lamoureux (Product Support Analyst)
Hey everyone! I think it's important to make a distinction here. There are 2 things being asked for here in the comments:
- The ability to use a pathless domain, like (https://www.domain.com)
- And the ability to use a root domain, or also known as a naked domain, without the subdomain (https://domain.com)
#1 Can already be done by following this article here https://support.myclickfunnels.com/support/solutions/articles/150000156724-domains-how-to-use-a-root-domain-path-with-a-funnel
#2 Can be done by a Domain Forwarding rule seen here: https://support.myclickfunnels.com/support/solutions/articles/150000156931-domains-how-to-add-forwarding-rules
or by Dan's video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnXze1T1Whkh
Because this can already be accomplished fairly easily, we are not planning on adding this feature at this moment. That doesn't mean we won't revisit this in the future.
Thank you for understanding and if you have any additional questions about this please reach out to our support team for help.
Jacob Stimpson
David Lamoureux (Product Support Analyst) or David Lamoureux
So you are saying that it is okay to have a slower website? I thought CF was supposed to be faster than using other services....
A
native DNS entry
will always be faster than a URL forwarding rule
because:- DNS Lookup vs. HTTP Redirection
- A
DNS record
(e.g., CNAME, A record) resolves at the DNS level, directly pointing a domain or subdomain to an IP address or another domain without requiring an additional HTTP request.- A
URL forwarding rule
requires a full HTTP request and response cycle, where the server handling the forwarding must first receive the request and then issue a redirect (e.g., 301 or 302) to the final destination.- Number of Network Hops
- A DNS lookup only needs to resolve once (cached at multiple levels).
- A URL forwarding rule introduces an extra round trip because the browser first loads the forwarding server before being redirected.
- Caching Efficiency
- DNS responses are cached at multiple levels (ISP, local devices, recursive resolvers), making subsequent lookups nearly instant.
- URL forwarding rules typically rely on HTTP headers that might not be cached as effectively.
- Latency Considerations
- DNS resolution is often in the
milliseconds range
.- URL forwarding adds HTTP processing time and an extra request, which can add
hundreds of milliseconds or more
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When to Use Each
- Use DNS records (A, CNAME, etc.)if possible for the fastest resolution.
- Use URL forwardingonly if you need to redirect users to a specific URL path (e.g.,example.com→example.com/page1) and DNS alone can’t achieve your goal.
If speed is your priority,
native DNS is the way to go.
🚀Sam Kwak
redirecting naked domain to www = not great for Google search optimization. We need the ability to add domains with JUST naked domains!
Wanda Curry
Understood! Thank you!
Dave Larson
The trouble with workarounds is they are short-term fixes. As soon as the real fix comes out, it likely breaks things for everyone who implemented the workaround.
Please don't kick this can down the road. Domains affect everyone. DNS records are easy to screw up. We don't want something only rocket scientists can use.
Can we please figure out it "should" work now so we don't have to come back and change everything later.
People type in URls with www. and without. For SEO you need these to appear as one. So we need to be able to set the primary domain and make it so both domains with and without www, subdomains go to the same place. We need multiple domains in each workspace so we can have a funnel hub and funnels living together.
Setting up a domain should be easy. To add a domain should only take 5-10 minutes. Dan is a brilliant guy. He is a very advanced programmer. I looked and Dan's video is over 40 minutes long. If it takes him that long to explain, it is too complex. We need a better solution for the rest of us.
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David Lamoureux (Product Support Analyst)
Hey everyone! I think it's important to make a distinction here. There are 2 things being asked for here in the comments:
- The ability to use a pathless domain, like (https://www.domain.com)
- And the ability to use a root domain, or also known as a naked domain, without the subdomain (https://domain.com)
#1 Can already be done by following this article here https://support.myclickfunnels.com/support/solutions/articles/150000156724-domains-how-to-use-a-root-domain-path-with-a-funnel
#2 Can be done by a Domain Forwarding rule seen here: https://support.myclickfunnels.com/support/solutions/articles/150000156931-domains-how-to-add-forwarding-rules
or by Dan's video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnXze1T1Whkh
Because this can already be accomplished fairly easily, we are not planning on adding this feature at this moment. That doesn't mean we won't revisit this in the future.
Thank you for understanding and if you have any additional questions about this please reach out to our support team for help.
H
Hugh (Product Support Manager)
not planned
Jordan Swanson
Hugh (Product Support Manager)You guys are seriously not going to do this?
Jordan Swanson
This is one of the worst decisions Clickfunnels has made for 2.0. I made need to leave CF all together as I need the rootdomain to work. Get this fixed asap please
Jared Rhodenizer
I did this and it worked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnXze1T1Whkh
Proof: https://carsonjames.com
Lideisy Solis
This is a common thing of marketing. we need this
Greg Brown
Please add this, it's kind of a no-brainer that it should be part of the package - especially when the price of this service is so high. Yes, the price we pay is well worth it - ClickFunnels is awesome. BUT, this is a very basic feature that most other hosts offer. Or, at very least let us edit the DNS settings in Click Funnels so we can add a naked URL forward to the WWW subdomain.
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