What Is the Difference Between a Parked Domain, Pointer, and Alias?

What Is the Difference Between a Parked Domain, Pointer, and Alias?

When creating a domain pointer, you can choose between an Alias and a Pointer.

Alias

An alias allows visitors to access the same website using another domain name while keeping the original domain in the browser address bar.

Example:

• example2.com is added as an alias of example1.com.
• The content of example1.com loads.
• The browser address bar continues to display example2.com.

Pointer

A pointer redirects visitors to the main domain. The browser address bar changes to show the target domain.

Example:

• example2.com points to example1.com.
• Both domains access the same website.
• The browser address bar changes to example1.com.