Configuring an A record for Shopify with specific URL redirects

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I’m currently working on setting up an A record for my domain to connect with Shopify. However, I have some challenges regarding redirects for certain URLs that Shopify’s native redirect feature does not support.

While Shopify allows URL redirection, it does not work for key paths like ‘/cart’ or ‘/checkout’. This is problematic for me because I have some old URLs that contain those paths, and I need to redirect them to maintain my SEO ranking.

I’m curious if there is a DNS method that lets me set the A record to point to Shopify while still redirecting these specific URLs. The difficulty arises because after I create the A record pointing to Shopify, requests are sent straight to their servers, meaning I can’t implement server-side solutions, such as .htaccess files.

Has anyone experienced a similar situation? I’m looking for DNS-based methods to achieve this without depending on server-side redirects, as those would be ineffective once my domain resolves to Shopify.

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DNS won’t work for this - it only resolves domain names to IP addresses, not specific paths. Once your A record points to Shopify, all requests go straight to their servers. You’ll need middleware like Cloudflare Workers or AWS Lambda@Edge sitting between your domain and Shopify. These can catch requests to ‘/cart’ and ‘/checkout’ before they hit Shopify’s servers and redirect them wherever you want. Another option is to use a different host that supports .htaccess redirects while employing Shopify’s domain forwarding feature, allowing you to maintain your redirects while fully operating your store on Shopify.

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totally get it! dns only routes to domains, not specific urls like ‘/cart’ or ‘/checkout’. consider using a subdomain for those redirects, or maybe look into cloudflare for managing them better. this way, you might keep your seo intact!