Domain Name w/WordPress

Update CNAME in WordPress

NOTE: If you are not using a subdomain (example: something.domain.com) then please use www before your domain. So instead of brucevanzyl.com use www.brucevanzyl.com .

1. Sign into your WordPress account

2. Find your domain and click DNS records & Manage

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Click the ADD A RECORD link in the top right:

Select CNAME from the dropdown menu:

Add www to the Name (Host) field or if you are using a subdomain like watch.mydomain.com then you would add watch.

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In the points to field enter your unique CNAME record that was sent to you from our team. It typically looks something like... tribe-social-jei9m.ondigitalocean.app

IF there is already a "www" row in WordPress, you need to delete that first, THEN you can add the new one.

If you find that you need extra assistance, you can contact WordPress through https://wordpress.com/support/

4. Lastly, Update Your Homepage URL

First, Sign into your platform as an admin, then click the "Platform" tab in the left sidebar

Click the "pencil" icon for your platform:

Update the your "Homepage" url with the domain you sent.

example: www.myawesomewebsite.com

DO NOT include the https as part of the URL.