Connect a custom domain using Bluehost

To add a custom domain name to Site Mailer, you need to add DNS records to your domain name provider.

To add a custom domain: 

1. Go to WP Admin.
   
2. Navigate to Settings>Site Mailer.
   
3. Click General Settings.
   
4. In the Domain section, click Add custom domain.
   
   Note

   To add a custom domain, you’ll need to access your DNS records. These records are stored with your domain name provider – the company you purchased the domain name from. Before beginning this process, make sure you have your login information ready, so you can access their system.
   
   
5. Read the notes in the popup window and click Let’s do it!
   
6. Enter your domain name (for example, mycoolsite.com) in the domain name text box.
   
7. (Optional) enter a sender name for emails sent by Site Mailer using the custom domain. (for example, Info@mysite.com).
   
8. Click Next.
9. If you haven’t done so already, sign in to your Bluehost account in a separate browser tab.
   
10. In the left panel, click My Domains.
11. Navigate to the domain you want to connect to Site Mailer.
    
12. Return to the Site Mailer tab and check I’ve logged in and found the domain settings and click Next.
    
    A list of addresses appears.
13. Go back to the Bluehost tab.
    
14. Find the domain you want Site Mailer to use and click Manage.
    
15. In the right pane, click DNS.
    
16. Scroll down to the CNAME section.
    
17. Click Add Record.
18. Switch back to the tab containing Site Mailer.
    
19. Use the copy icon to copy the Host information.
    
20. Return to the Bluehost tab and paste the Host information into the Host field.
21. Return to the Site Mailer tab and use the copy icon to copy the Value.
    
22. Return to the Bluehost tab and paste the Value in the Point To field.
    
23. In the TTL field, use the checkmark to mark it as Automatic. 
    
24. Click Save.
25. Repeat this until you’ve copied all the Host and Value information over to Bluehost.
    
26. When finished, check I’ve verified my domain records with the values above and click Verify my domain.
    
    Note

    It may take up to 72 hours for the process to finish.
    
    After verification, your Site Mailer emails will now use your custom domain as their address.
    
    You can confirm this by checking the domain section of Sender Details in General Settings.

Verification failure

If verification fails, you will receive an error message. 

You can choose to:

• Try again using the same information by clicking Verify.
• Start over by clicking Cancel Process.