If you already purchased a domain from another provider, you can easily connect it to your Create A Shoppe website.

Connecting your custom domain to your Create A Shoppe site is quick and easy. This guide will walk you through using the “Add Domain” feature inside your dashboard and updating your domain settings.

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✨ Before You Start

Make sure you have:

• A domain name (purchased from Create A Shoppe, GoDaddy, Namecheap, etc.)
• Access to your domain’s DNS settings

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🛠 Step 1: Add Your Domain in Create A Shoppe

1. Log in to your Create A Shoppe dashboard
2. Go to:
   My Account → Domains
3. Click “Add Domain”
4. Click Next Step
5. Enter your domain (example: yourdomain.com)
6. Toggle Primary to on if this will be your website address going forward.
7. Click Save

👉 Your domain will now appear in your list, but it still needs to be connected.

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🔗 Step 2: Point Your Domain (DNS Settings)

Next, you’ll update the domain you purchased.

Create or update this record:

• Type: CNAME
• Name/Host: www
• Value: your-site.createashoppe.com (or your assigned subdomain)

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⏳ Step 3: Wait for DNS to Propagate

DNS changes can take:

• ⏱ 5 minutes to a few hours (sometimes up to 24 hours)

Once it finishes:

• Your domain will automatically connect
• SSL (secure lock 🔒) will be applied

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🔒 Step 4: Set as Primary Domain (Optional)

Want your custom domain to be the main one?

1. Go back to Settings → Domains
2. Click Set as Primary
3. Save changes

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✅ That’s It!

Your website is now live on your custom domain 🎉

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❗ Troubleshooting

Domain not working yet?

• Double-check your DNS records (typos are common!)
• Make sure there are no conflicting A or CNAME records
• Give it more time (DNS can be slow sometimes)

Still stuck?
Reach out to support, and we’ll help you get it connected fast 💛

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💡 Pro Tip

If you’re unsure where to update DNS:

Cloudflare → “DNS”

GoDaddy → “DNS Management”

Namecheap → “Advanced DNS”