URL Canonicalization Redirecting to www or non-www - GoDaddy

What is URL Canonicalization?
URL Canonicalization is a process of standardization or redirecting of the URL's to one URL. Consider you have a domain name [ EXAMPLE: http://www.professionalcipher.com/ ], but when you enter the URL without WWW it gives error [ EXAMPLE: http://professionalcipher.com/ ]. So to solve this problem URL Canonicalization is necessary for redirecting the domain name to single domain error avoiding 301 error or 401 error and helps SEO Search Engine to index correct URL avoiding duplication.


It is very simple to redirect NON-WWW to WWW or WWW to NON-WWW ( vice-versa )

Following are the steps for forwarding on GODADDY

1. Login into your GODADDY Account
2. Click on Domain > All Domains
3. Click on the domain for which you want Forwarding or Redirecting
4. In Additional Settings, click on Manage DNS
5. In DNS Management > Go to Forwarding Section/Card

6. Click on Add or

7. Enter the domain name which you want redirecting [ For EXAMPLE in my case i want to redirect  from http://professionalcipher.com/  to http://www.professionalcipher.com/ ]

8. Select the HTTP or HTTP as per request

9. Select FORWARD TYPE as Permanent(301)
10. In SETTINGS click Forward only and select Update my nameservers...
11. Click save

It will take to update it's Server or Record.