{"id":34939,"date":"2023-04-13T11:29:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T08:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help-test.site.strattic.io\/?p=34911"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:53:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:53:52","slug":"connecting-your-bluehost-domain-name-to-your-elementor-hosted-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/connecting-your-bluehost-domain-name-to-your-elementor-hosted-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect your Bluehost domain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Creating an Elementor hosted website is your first step on the road to success. Now it\u2019s time to attach a great name to your beautiful site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to do this, you will first need to make some changes to the DNS records of your domain name. This document will walk you through the steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect your domain to your Elementor hosted website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to your <a href=\"https:\/\/my.elementor.com\/websites\/\">My Elementor dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the website card of the site you want to connect. <br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"256\" class=\"wp-image-151585\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Click-the-website-card-of-the-website-you-want-to-edit-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Click-the-website-card-of-the-website-you-want-to-edit-1.png 1382w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Click-the-website-card-of-the-website-you-want-to-edit-1-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Click-the-website-card-of-the-website-you-want-to-edit-1-1024x385.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Click-the-website-card-of-the-website-you-want-to-edit-1-768x289.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Connect domain<\/strong>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"231\" class=\"wp-image-51252\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Click-Connect-Domain.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Click-Connect-Domain.png 1325w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Click-Connect-Domain-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Click-Connect-Domain-1024x349.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Click-Connect-Domain-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the popup window, enter the custom domain name you purchased and click&nbsp;<strong>Let\u2019s begin<\/strong>. Use the domain name&nbsp;<strong>without&nbsp;<\/strong>www in front of it.&nbsp;<br><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37961\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2a-enter-the-domain-name.png\" alt=\"\"><br>By default, the system uses the name you entered as the primary domain and will connect the name with www in front of it. (e.g.&nbsp;<em>mysite.com<\/em>&nbsp;will be the primary domain, and&nbsp;<em>www.mysite.com<\/em>&nbsp;will also be connected.)<br>Note: Domain connection can take up to 48 hours<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edit the domain name settings with your provider<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open a new tab in your browser, and if you haven\u2019t already, sign into your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/\">Bluehost account<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once signed in, go back to the Elementor tab and click <strong>I signed in, what\u2019s next? <\/strong><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"335\" class=\"wp-image-39812\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-Connect-a-custom-domain.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-Connect-a-custom-domain.png 1900w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-Connect-a-custom-domain-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-Connect-a-custom-domain-1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-Connect-a-custom-domain-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-Connect-a-custom-domain-1536x757.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add the DNS records<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go back to the Bluehost tab and click <strong>My domains.<\/strong><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"151\" class=\"wp-image-39821\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-My-Domains.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-My-Domains.jpg 1904w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-My-Domains-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-My-Domains-1024x227.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-My-Domains-768x170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-My-Domains-1536x340.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the domain you wish to use for your Elementor hosted website.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"151\" class=\"wp-image-39822\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-find-your-domain.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-find-your-domain.jpg 1904w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-find-your-domain-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-find-your-domain-1024x227.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-find-your-domain-768x170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-find-your-domain-1536x340.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Manage<\/strong>. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"151\" class=\"wp-image-39823\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-click-manage.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-click-manage.jpg 1904w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-click-manage-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-click-manage-1024x227.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-click-manage-768x170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-click-manage-1536x340.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now that you\u2019ve found your domain settings, go back to the Elementor tab, and click <strong>Found it, what\u2019s next?<\/strong><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"285\" class=\"wp-image-39825\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5-Connect-a-custom-domain-redder.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5-Connect-a-custom-domain-redder.png 1891w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5-Connect-a-custom-domain-redder-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5-Connect-a-custom-domain-redder-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5-Connect-a-custom-domain-redder-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5-Connect-a-custom-domain-redder-1536x643.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go back to the Bluehost tab, and click the <strong>DNS <\/strong>tab to access the DNS records.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"280\" class=\"wp-image-39826\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-click-DNS.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-click-DNS.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-click-DNS-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-click-DNS-1024x422.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-click-DNS-768x317.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you\u2019ve located the records, go back to the Elementor tab and click <strong>Found them, what\u2019s next?<\/strong><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"276\" class=\"wp-image-39827\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6-Connect-a-custom-domain-redder.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6-Connect-a-custom-domain-redder.png 1901w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6-Connect-a-custom-domain-redder-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6-Connect-a-custom-domain-redder-1024x415.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6-Connect-a-custom-domain-redder-768x311.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6-Connect-a-custom-domain-redder-1536x623.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br>You can now access the A record and CNAME of your Elementor hosted website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Update your DNS records<\/strong> section, under A record and\/or CNAME value, click the copy icon to copy the A record and\/or CNAME from the Elementor tab.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"523\" class=\"wp-image-39830\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7-Copy-records-better-version.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7-Copy-records-better-version.png 922w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7-Copy-records-better-version-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7-Copy-records-better-version-768x591.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go back to the Bluehost tab and paste in the A record or CNAME as detailed below.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add an A record<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> If your domain DNS records have an AAAA (IPv6) record set, you\u2019ll need to delete it because IPv6 isn\u2019t compatible with Elementor hosted websites yet..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>DNS Management<\/strong> page is where you create an A record for your domain. If your domain already has an A record set to \u201cParked\u201d or another address, you need to delete it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locate the A Record section and click <strong>Add a Record<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"216\" class=\"wp-image-39838\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6-Select-Add-Record-for-A-record.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6-Select-Add-Record-for-A-record.jpg 1668w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6-Select-Add-Record-for-A-record-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6-Select-Add-Record-for-A-record-1024x326.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6-Select-Add-Record-for-A-record-768x244.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6-Select-Add-Record-for-A-record-1536x489.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter \u201c@\u201d in the <strong>Host Record<\/strong> field.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"345\" class=\"wp-image-39839\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7-Filling-in-A-Record-Host-Record.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7-Filling-in-A-Record-Host-Record.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7-Filling-in-A-Record-Host-Record-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7-Filling-in-A-Record-Host-Record-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7-Filling-in-A-Record-Host-Record-768x390.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Points To <\/strong>field, paste in the A record value of your Elementor hosted website. This is the value you copied from the Elementor tab.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"345\" class=\"wp-image-39843\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8-Filling-in-A-Record-Points-to.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8-Filling-in-A-Record-Points-to.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8-Filling-in-A-Record-Points-to-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8-Filling-in-A-Record-Points-to-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8-Filling-in-A-Record-Points-to-768x390.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>TTL <\/strong>field, use the dropdown menu to select \u201c4 Hours (min)\u201d.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"345\" class=\"wp-image-39844\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9-Filling-in-A-Record-TTL.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9-Filling-in-A-Record-TTL.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9-Filling-in-A-Record-TTL-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9-Filling-in-A-Record-TTL-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9-Filling-in-A-Record-TTL-768x390.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong>. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"345\" class=\"wp-image-39845\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/10-Filling-in-A-Record-Save.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/10-Filling-in-A-Record-Save.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/10-Filling-in-A-Record-Save-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/10-Filling-in-A-Record-Save-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/10-Filling-in-A-Record-Save-768x390.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"CNAME\">Use a CNAME record for the www address<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To direct the \u201cwww\u201d address to your Elementor hosted website, you need to create a CNAME record with the host name set to \u201cwww\u201d. You may&nbsp; already have a CNAME record for the \u201cwww\u201d address set to your domain. If you do, you can leave this as-is. If you don\u2019t have a \u201cwww\u201d address in your list, you&nbsp; need to add it from the <strong>DNS Management<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To add a \u201cwww\u201d address:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locate the CNAME section and click <strong>Add a Record<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter \u201cwww\u201d in the <strong>Host Record<\/strong> field.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"283\" class=\"wp-image-39851\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/11-Cname-host-record.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/11-Cname-host-record.jpg 1352w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/11-Cname-host-record-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/11-Cname-host-record-1024x426.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/11-Cname-host-record-768x320.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Points To <\/strong>field, paste in the A record value of your Elementor hosted website. This is the value you copied from the Elementor tab.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"283\" class=\"wp-image-39853\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/12-Points-to.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/12-Points-to.jpg 1352w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/12-Points-to-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/12-Points-to-1024x426.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/12-Points-to-768x320.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>TTL <\/strong>field, use the dropdown menu to select \u201c4 Hours (min)\u201d.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"345\" class=\"wp-image-39855\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/13-TTL.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/13-TTL.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/13-TTL-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/13-TTL-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/13-TTL-768x390.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong>. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"345\" class=\"wp-image-39856\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/14-SAve.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/14-SAve.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/14-SAve-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/14-SAve-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/14-SAve-768x390.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>[callout type=&#8221;warning&#8221;]CAA records specify which certificate authorities have permission to certify your domain. You do not have to specify a CAA but if you have added any CAA records, you must have Cloudflare listed as a CAA. To learn how to add Cloudflare as a CAA, see<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.cloudflare.com\/ssl\/edge-certificates\/caa-records\/\"> Add CAA records<\/a> (external link).[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alternative CNAME method<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also point your domain to your Elementor hosted account by adding a CNAME record that points your domain to your Elementor hosted website domain. For example, if your domain name is <em>example.com<\/em> and your Elementor website is <em>example.elementor.cloud<\/em>, create a CNAME record with example.com that points to example.elementor.cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finishing up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go back to the Elementor tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>I updated my records. 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