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Using your own domain name
Using your own domain name
You can use your own domain name with your message board through one of the following options:
Using a subdomain
You can access your message board using your own domain name by creating a subdomain which points to Website Toolbox.
You can choose any name you want for the subdomain. For example, if you choose the subdomain "forums", your message board URL would be http://forums.yoursite.com/ instead of http://username.websitetoolbox.com/. Choosing a subdomain of "www" would make your message board URL http://www.yoursite.com/.
Please note that this method will only work if you have your own domain name and access to the DNS records for that domain.
You need to create a CNAME record for your domain with the DNS, associating your domain with websitetoolbox.com. The exact procedure for doing this varies depending on your domain registrar, but you can find instructions for many common registrars here. If yours isn't listed, or if you run into other difficulties, you can contact your registrar directly and they'll be able to help you out.
Once you've told one particular DNS server about your new domain, it will have to transfer that information to all the other servers on the internet, which could take up to 12-36 hours. So be aware that your new domain won't necessarily be working instantly.
After the subdomain is properly pointing to websitetoolbox.com, you must also link your subdomain with your message board.
If you are having trouble with the subdomain setup process, a Website Toolbox representative can do it for you. There would be a one-time fee of $24.95 and you would need to provide the representative with the username and password for your account with your domain name provider. Please contact Customer Support if you are interested in this option.
Purchasing a managed domain
Using a subdomain with web forwarding is the best way to remove the websitetoolbox.com domain name from the URL, but it is also the most advanced and complicated way. Therefore, customers wanting a simpler solution can purchase a managed message board domain name from Website Toolbox for as little as $24.95 per year. You will not need any technical knowledge regarding domain names, DNS, web forwarding, or HTML. Your purchased domain name will completely be setup and managed by Website Toolbox.
Your domain name will point directly to your message board. For example, if you purchase mysiteforums.com, mysiteforums.com would directly load your message board.
More information regarding this option is available in the Website Toolbox members area.
Using an HTML frame
It is also possible to use an HTML frame that covers 100% of the screen to hide the Website Toolbox URL.
Here is an example of a message board using this method:
http://www.printaudit.com/forum.asp
Click here to view the HTML code for this method.
Note: The URL in the browser's address bar will not change when users click a link on your message board. Also, the Website Toolbox URL will still be used in emails sent out by the system.
Using web forwarding
You can purchase a separate domain name for your message board and then use web forwarding to point the domain name
directly to your message board. Please click here for more information.
Note: The Website Toolbox URL will still be used in emails sent out by the system.
Using an iframe
You can use the iframe HTML tag to embed your message board into your website. The iframe tag creates an inline frame or basically a frame within the page.
Here is the HTML code:
<iframe src="MESSAGE BOARD URL" width="100%" height="550"></iframe>
Note: The URL in the browser's address bar will not change when users click a link on your message board. Also, the Website Toolbox URL will still be used in emails sent out by the system.
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