# What happens to old links when I switch to a custom domain?

**URL:** <https://discuss.write.as/t/what-happens-to-old-links-when-i-switch-to-a-custom-domain/10637>\
**Category:** Customization\
**Created:** [November 28, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/what-happens-to-old-links-when-i-switch-to-a-custom-domain/10637 "2023-11-28T17:33:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![hdansin](https://discuss.write.as/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/71c47a/32.png) [@hdansin](https://discuss.write.as/u/hdansin)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/what-happens-to-old-links-when-i-switch-to-a-custom-domain/10637/1 "2023-11-28T17:33:33Z")

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I am thinking about using a custom domain for my blog, but I have been using the site as a home for my writing for a while now and have sent lots of links over the years to friends/family etc. If I update the domain, will those links all break? Or will the .writeas.com domain still redirect to my blog.

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**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/what-happens-to-old-links-when-i-switch-to-a-custom-domain/10637/2 "2023-12-01T23:04:25Z")

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Your blog will always redirect readers to your current preferred URL. So if you switch from \*.writeas.com to your custom domain, all those old links will continue working just fine!