Path and query forwarding let you preserve parts of the original URL when redirecting.
Path forwarding
When enabled, the URL path is appended to your destination.
Example:
- Redirect:
old.example.com→https://new.example.com - With path forwarding:
old.example.com/blog/post→https://new.example.com/blog/post - Without path forwarding:
old.example.com/blog/post→https://new.example.com
Query forwarding
When enabled, query parameters are preserved in the redirect.
Example:
- Redirect:
old.example.com→https://new.example.com - With query forwarding:
old.example.com?ref=email→https://new.example.com?ref=email - Without query forwarding:
old.example.com?ref=email→https://new.example.com
When to use each
- Enable path forwarding when your destination site has the same URL structure as the source.
- Enable query forwarding when you need to preserve tracking parameters, filters, or other query data.
- Disable both when you want all traffic to go to a single specific page regardless of the original URL.