Set up automatic domain redirection
For international domains and subfolders, you can use automatic redirection to send visitors to the region-specific domain or subfolder for their location. For example, if you use a .com
domain to target visitors in the United States and a .ca
domain to target visitors in Canada, then a Canadian visitor is automatically redirected to johns-apparel.ca
.
When you have automatic redirection enabled, your store uses temporary redirects between URLs. These temporary redirects allow search engines to discover and index all of your URLs.
Steps:
- From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Markets.
- In the Other Markets section, select Preferences.
- Check Domain/subfolder redirection.
After you enable automatic redirection, visitors to your online store are automatically redirected to the region-specific domain or subfolder for their location.
You can also let customers switch manually between languages and currencies by adding a country selector to your online store. If your theme doesn't have a country selector, then you can add one by using the free Geolocation app or another country selector app that supports Shopify Markets.