Redirect all traffic from one store to another.

[samgwatts]

Hi Guys.

I really need some help regarding redirecting from one store to another. 

I have two Shopify stores A and B. A has a lot of traffic that goes to that domain, B is a fairly new site and we want all traffic from A to be diverted over to B. Its a rebrand with a completely new site. 

I know I can upload a redirect CSV to store A with all the redirects BUT I can't redirect the homepage of A to B, Shopify won't allow a redirect of the homepage. 

I don't want to make store A have a different primary domain, I simply want all traffic from store A flow to store B and maintain all the SEO work that has been done on A. Do I need to do something with my domain provider swell as Shopify? 

Thanks for your help.

Sam 

[makkaomakka · Accepted solution]

Hi @samgwatts 

From an SEO perspective, it's not recommended to redirect the site to a different domain. This will hamper your SEO in the long run. However, if the main requirement, i.e., to redirect users from the home page to a different domain, exists, we can add the following codes to the theme.liquid file.

<script>
if(window.location.pathname == "/"){
    window.location = "##NEW STORE URL HERE##"
}
</script>

Note: Replace "##NEW STORE URL HERE##" with the URL of the new site where you would like to redirect.

Steps to add JS:

Step 1: Go to Online Store > Themes > Active theme > Edit

Step 2: Search for "theme.liquid"

Step 3: Add the CSS above "</head>"

If you require further help to optimize your store, please don't hesitate to reach out. If you find this information useful, a Like would be greatly appreciated. And if this solves the problem, please Mark it as Solution!

Best Regards,
Mangit

[samgwatts]

That's awsome. Totally did the trick!

Thank you.