{"id":4841,"date":"2026-03-30T08:59:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T08:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/blog\/?p=4841"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:36:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:36:03","slug":"how-redirect-branded-domain-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/blog\/how-redirect-branded-domain-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it Possible to Redirect my Branded Domain Used for URL Shortening to My Website?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Yes, you can use the root redirect feature with your branded domain for shortening URLs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Short link: mybrandedlink.com\/abc123 \u2192 handled by TinyURL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Root redirect: mybrandedlink.com \u2192 automatically forwards to example.org<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">This setup lets you brand your short links while still ensuring that anyone visiting the root domain gets directed to your main site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">If you wish to enable the root redirect for one of your domains or subdomains, please follow the steps below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Login and go to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/app\/settings\/branded-domains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Profile &gt; Branded Domains<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">The next step is to click on the gear icon next to the domain you want to enable root redirect for. This should result in a pop-up form.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Enable the \u201cDomain root redirect target\u201d and enter the destination URL you wish your domain to redirect to.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Finally, click the \u201c<em>Save<\/em>\u201d button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/instances\/n9sEghF2ZC\/resources\/qXAp17KCtw\/Settings%20-%20Domain%20Root%20Redirect.png\" alt=\"Settings - Domain Root Redirect.png\" width=\"80%\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Your branded domain should now redirect to the specified website in the domain root redirect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, you can use the root redirect feature with your branded domain for shortening URLs. Example: This setup lets you brand your short links while still ensuring that anyone visiting the root domain gets directed to your main site. 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