Why do all websites start with www?
Most web addresses begin with “www” because of the traditional practice of naming a server according to the service it provides, in this case “World Wide Web”.
Why do websites no longer use www?
The prefix “www” was never mandatory, but it traditionally served as the chosen name for such hosts. The reason we stopped using “www” before our URLs is simply because it’s not needed. Most people are only trying to view the HTML version of a website, so accessing the W3 has become default.
Does a website have to start with www?
A “normal” Web site has a URL that looks like this: https://www.howstuffworks.com. You may have noticed that on many sites, the “www” part is not required. If you have read the article How Web Servers Work, then you know about name servers and IP addresses. A name server translates a name to an IP address.
What is the difference between www and without www?
So, from a practical perspective, there is no difference whatsoever between a www and a non-www URL. It is just a personal or brand preference. Websites with a www URL can adjust to DNS and restrict the cookies when utilizing other domains. For a non-www domain, there are no such technical benefits.
What is the purpose of WWW?
The World Wide Web enabled the spread of information over the Internet through an easy-to-use and flexible format. It thus played an important role in popularising use of the Internet. Although the two terms are sometimes conflated in popular use, World Wide Web is not synonymous with Internet.
Why do you use WWW?
It’s actually not necessary to use WWW in URLs. It exists for just one purpose – to identify the address as a website. This is not the case with other important URL signifiers, such as a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server (ftp) or news server (news). In most cases, WWW serves no technical purpose.