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Advanced Domain Manager

Advanced Domain Manager

Manage domains at scale across all the sites on a server from a single interface.

Advanced domain manager

While the per-site Domain Management page handles domains for individual sites, the Advanced Domain Manager gives you a centralized view of every domain across your server. This is especially useful when you manage dozens of sites and need to audit, reassign, or bulk-configure domains.

What You Can Do

ActionDescription
View all domainsSee every domain configured across all sites on a server in one table
Change primary domainSwitch which domain serves as the main address for a site
Add alias domainsPoint additional domains to an existing site without redirects
Add redirect domainsRedirect one domain to the primary domain with a 301 response
Remove domainsDelete domains that are no longer needed
Check DNS statusVerify that each domain’s DNS A record points to the correct server IP

Domain Types

The Advanced Domain Manager works with the same three domain types available at the site level:

  • Primary — the main domain visitors and search engines use. Each site has exactly one primary domain.
  • Alias — additional domains that serve the same content as the primary domain without redirecting. Useful for localized domains or brand variations.
  • Redirect — domains that issue a 301 redirect to the primary domain. Useful for old domains or common misspellings.

Switching the Primary Domain

To change a site’s primary domain:

  1. Open the Advanced Domain Manager from the server dashboard.
  2. Find the site whose primary domain you want to change.
  3. Click the domain you want to promote to primary.
  4. Confirm the switch.

FlyWP will:

  • Update the NGINX configuration to serve the new primary domain
  • Move the old primary domain to an alias or redirect (your choice)
  • Request a new SSL certificate if the new domain does not already have one
  • Update WordPress siteurl and home options automatically

Changing the primary domain updates your WordPress settings. If you use hardcoded URLs in themes or plugins, you may need to run a search-and-replace after the switch.

Adding Domains in Bulk

When you need to add the same alias or redirect to multiple sites, the Advanced Domain Manager lets you work faster than configuring each site individually.

  1. Select one or more sites.
  2. Choose Add Domain.
  3. Enter the domain name and select the type (alias or redirect).
  4. FlyWP configures the domain, provisions SSL, and updates NGINX for each selected site.

DNS Verification

Each domain row shows a DNS status indicator. A green check means the domain’s A record resolves to the correct server IP. A warning icon means DNS is not yet configured or is pointing elsewhere.

Use the Check DNS button to re-verify at any time — helpful after making DNS changes at your registrar.

SSL Certificates

Domains added through the Advanced Domain Manager follow the same SSL workflow as the per-site domain settings:

  • Standard domains receive a free Let’s Encrypt certificate automatically
  • Wildcard domains require a Cloudflare DNS integration for DNS-01 validation

See SSL Certificates for more details.