Assigning a Custom Domain to a Portal Experience

Assigning a custom domain to a Gallery Portal Experience provides a way to access the site at an easy to remember URL (vs. having a site-slug.bcvp0rtal.com URL). When using custom domains, you can also assign an optional path to the URL. Using paths allows you to utilize different templates, make microsites, campaigns, internal portals, etc, while still using the same domain. For example, videos.brightcovegallery.com can be expanded to also include paths like videos.brightcovegallery.com/event or videos.brightcovegallery.com/product. Paths allow publishers who have multiple sites and SSL to only have to setup SSL for one domain rather than each individual site-slug.

To assign a custom domain to a Portal Experience, follow these steps:

1. Edit the experience.
2. Click Site Configuration > URL in the left navigation. The initial domain assigned to the site will be displayed.

   

3. (Optional) Uncheck the Active checkbox to disable the site-xxxx.bcvp0rtal.com domain. Typically publishers will disable the site-xxxx.bcvp0rtal.com when using a custom domain so it is not indexed by search engines.
4. Click Add Custom Domain.
5. By default, domains will be Active. Unchecking Active disables Gallery from routing on the entry but it does not free up the path/domain combination for use on another site.
6. Select a domain from the drop down list. The list of custom domains that were configured as part of the Gallery settings will be displayed. By default, domains will be active.

   

7. Optionally, enter a path for the domain.
8. Add additional domains for the site by clicking Add Custom Domain.
9. When finished, click Save.

Click the delete icon () to remove a custom domain.

The list of custom domains will be listed in the publishing dialog.

To disable or remove any of the custom domains, edit the site, click Site Configuration > URL and uncheck the Active checkbox to deactivate the domain or click the delete icon () to remove the custom domain.