{"id":156905,"date":"2025-11-30T12:23:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=156905"},"modified":"2025-11-30T12:23:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:23:50","slug":"add-a-cname-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/add-a-cname-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Add a CNAME record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Adding a CNAME record lets users find your site when they type in <strong>www<\/strong> before the domain name. For Adding a CNAME record lets users find your site when they type in <strong>www<\/strong> before the domain name. For instance, if they enter <strong>www.example.com<\/strong> instead of just <a href=\"http:\/\/example.com\"><strong>example.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Add a CNAME record\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/biAZwOfES34?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the <strong>Type<\/strong> dropdown menu to select <strong>CNAME.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Name<\/strong> field fill in the name you want users to be able to use. For example, <strong>www.example.com<\/strong><br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"348\" class=\"wp-image-156661\" style=\"width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-the-domain-name.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-the-domain-name.png 1086w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-the-domain-name-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-the-domain-name-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-the-domain-name-768x477.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) In the <strong>TTL<\/strong> field, you can fill in a Time-To-Live (TTL) value to replace the default value. TTL is the value (in seconds) that tells DNS resolvers how long they should cache (store) the record before checking the authoritative server for a new update.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"348\" class=\"wp-image-156668\" style=\"width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-the-TTL.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-the-TTL.png 1086w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-the-TTL-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-the-TTL-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-the-TTL-768x477.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in your website\u2019s canonical or real name. For example, <strong>example.com<\/strong>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"348\" class=\"wp-image-156675\" style=\"width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-canonical-game.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-canonical-game.png 1086w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-canonical-game-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-canonical-game-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-enter-canonical-game-768x477.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong> to save the record.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"348\" class=\"wp-image-156682\" style=\"width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-click-Save.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-click-Save.png 1086w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-click-Save-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-click-Save-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CNAME-click-Save-768x477.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adding a CNAME record lets users find your site when they type in www before the domain name. 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