Domain Alias Default Page and Fallback Page

Issue


If you create a Landing Page Domain Alias within Marketo Admin > Landing Pages > Rules, you are given the option to set up a Default Page for that Alias. What happens if an end-user navigates to an invalid page on the Domain Alias?

 

 


Solution


Let's say that your Branded Domain Name is pages.domain.com, and the Fallback Page set to www.domain.com.  You have also set up a Domain Alias: pages.otherdomain.com. The Default Page for that Alias is: www.otherdomain.com.

When you navigate to an invalid page on the primary domain (pages.domain.com/invalid-page.html,) you will be redirected to the Fallback Page: www.domain.com.

If you were to navigate to an invalid page on the Alias (such as pages.otherdomain.com/invalid-page.html), you will be still be redirected to the Admin Settings Fallback Page: www.domain.com.

The Domain Alias Settings are particular in the sense that the exact setting is for the "default page". You will only be redirected to the Domain Alias Default Page if you were to navigate to pages.otherdomain.com.