An update has been implemented on the platform, to improve the configuration and management of your own domain in promotions. 

The main novelty of the new domains managing system is that, from now on, own domains are configured at the account’s level instead of being an individual promotion configuration. In this way, the configuration and management of own domains are done from a new tool located in the general configurations options of your dashboard, under the "Domains" section, and no longer from the own domain section of each individual promotion.

This change facilitates the general management of the domain, since it will only be necessary to connect the domain once, and from then on, it will be automatically applied to the new promotions created in the account.

Important: The feature allowing you to use your own domain is no longer available for promotions activated individually. In order to connect domains to the account, it will be necessary to have an active White Label or Corporate plan (monthly or annual subscription).

What's new in the new "Domains" tool?

1. New domain configuration tool

Instead of configuring each domain individually within each promotion, from now on the domain configuration is done at the account level from the new "Domains" tool, located in the account's general "Settings" menu:

2. Scope of the connected domain

When connecting a new domain to the account, the administrator will now be able to define its scope, which will determine which promotions in the account can be linked to the domain. 

You can define one of the 2 following scopes:

1. Global: all account promotions can be linked to the domain. Example: contests.mybusiness.com.
2. By organizing brand: all promotions of a specific organizing brand can be linked to the domain. Example: an agency that manages multiple clients may apply a domain per client: contests.myclient1.com, contests.myclient2.com, etc.

3. Domain default view

A domain with a global scope or linked to an organizing brand can be linked to multiple promotions. The promotion ID that appears in the promotion link will determine which promotion to display, in this case (https://contests.mybusiness.com/p/987654).

But what content should be displayed in case the user directly types and enters the domain or subdomain URL without a promotion ID (https://contest.mybusiness.com)? This is a property of the connected domain called "Default View" and can be configured by the account administrator. You can decide between the following options:

• Show a specific promotion.
• Automatically redirects to a specific URL.
• Show an HTML content.
• [Coming soon] List of active promotions.

4. SSL certificate support

When connecting a domain to the account, the SSL certificate for HTTPS support will be generated automatically. The issuance of new SSL certificates and their renewal is immediate and automatic, and is included in the client's subscription plan.

5. Domain Alias Support

A domain alias allows you to automatically redirect all your traffic to a primary domain.

For example, if the administrator connects the domain christmascontest.com , they can also connect the subdomain "www.christmascontest.com" as an alias, so that if a user tries and accesses with "www", they will automatically be redirected to the main domain without the “www".

6. Deactivation and reactivation of domains

Unused domains can be deactivated; deactivated domains will not count toward the max number of domains connected to the account. The number of domains connected to the account is limited by the type of plan used. At any time you can reactivate a domain.

Prices and limitations

Only the White Label or the Corporate plans support the Domain tool. In this way, it won’t be possible to add your own domain in a promotion that is activated individually, without a subscription (monthly or annually). 

Depending on the contracted plan, the following number of connected domains will be available. You can also purchase more domains in your account:

1. White Label Plan: Includes 1 domain.
2. Corporate Plan: Includes 5 domains.

In case you need to connect more domains, you can buy additional domains spots. The cost is 20€/$ per month for each additional domain. To add new domains, contact the Easypromos team.

Discover how the new "Domains" tool works to manage your own domains in your account.