URL Forwarding with “Drop Path” and “Drop Query String” options

By default, our URL forwarding and redirection always preserved the full pathname and query strings in all requests.

It meant that if you were forwarding:

https://example.com to https://example.net 

Then all requests to the old URL that had path info or query strings, like:

https://example.com/document/name?param=value

Would have the /document/name?param=value preserved when forwarded:

https://example.net/document/name?param=value

But sometimes you don’t want that – maybe you’re simply winding down an old domain (or perhaps you acquired one) and you really just want all the traffic to hit a specific destination, without having to worry about 404’s or handling old pathinfo on the destination side.

Now it’s simply a matter of clicking the checkbox for “Drop Path” and/or “Drop Query String”

And in case you missed it, you can now URL forward via SSL (https:// enabled forwarding) at DNS standard and above, as well as geotarget your URL forwards based on what country the remote client is in.

Also – we now automatically generate QR codes for each of your url redirects, which you can pull from your URL forwarding list:

Just click on the QR code icon to enlarge it:

Parenthetically, there’s a lot you can do with QR codes to bridge your online infrastructure with the physical world, so if you want to get fancier with that – take a look at QRGateway, which we acquired earlier this year. There’s a free QR code service level there that enables you to add your logo, and tailor the look and feel of your codes.

(I hate the name though. We’ll probably rebrand it at some point.)