FORCE WWW

[Peter]

Plugin Force WWW (formerly "Wrong Sever") forces correct server name in 3 ways: Forces server name to have OR not have WWW prefix. Prevents use of IP address in place of server name. Prevents DNS errors.

Most plugins by DEZZIGNZ require a license key which is validated against a server name. If your server can be accessed in both ways, with and without the WWW prefix, you need to use the Force WWW plugin!

Additionally, Force WWW is useful for:

• SEO optimization
• Security

Force WWW is available for purchase on Jamit Market. If you already own any plugin by DEZZIGNZ, you can get your Force WWW for FREE if you contact Colossal Mind.

Why is Force WWW plugin useful for SEO?

Google as well as all of the other major search engines frown upon duplicate content. What is duplicate content? It’s basically a situation where the same page of content can be accessed from different URLs. For example:  http://YourDomain.com and http://www.YourDomain.com. Let’s assume the both of these URLs link to the same page. Most web hosting services will allow both forms of the URL. However, this “duplicate content” on your website can significantly decrease your search engine ranking.


If you are lucky to have the Apache server, you can force your server name to be with or without WWW easily with a rewrite rule in .htaccess file. However, not everyone has Apache server, AND Force WWW has additional functions that cannot be achieved by the Apache rewrite rule alone.

I conclude that Force WWW is good to have for everyone! You should use the Apache rewrite rule as well as the Force WWW plugin.

To force www using .htaccess:

Code:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
</IfModule>

To force without www using .htaccess:

Code:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.domain\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://domain.com$1 [R=301,L]
</IfModule>

[Peter]

Version 2.2.0 Force WWW is out!

Summary of changes and improvements:

• Error page is in 13 languages. Language is detected automatically.

The plugin automatically detects visitor's language and shows the status message in 13 possible languages:

• English
• German
• French
• Spanish
• Portugese
• Czech
• Russian
• Japanese
• Chinese simplified
• Chinese traditional
• Arabic
• Dutch
• Italian

Please update your plugin. If you need assistance, let me know.

[Peter]

Today released version 2.3.1 of Force WWW. Please read the notes below and update ASAP.

What's new in this version?

Force WWW does not require a license key, however, as stated in enclosed End-User License Agreement dated April 24, 2011, with each sale of Force WWW plugin "Licensor grants you the right to install and use one copy of the
SOFTWARE PRODUCT on one webserver and one domain name."

If you are using Force WWW on more than one website (server) but you paid for only one license, chances are that once you install version 2.3.1, the plugin will stop working on the unlicensed server. You may want to think twice before you install the update.

The good news, however, is that I offer discount on multiple licenses. If you need the second (third etc.) license, let me know and I will give you discount.

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[Peter]

Force WWW plugin is now FREE under GPL license.