{"id":52927,"date":"2024-09-23T12:25:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T09:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=52927"},"modified":"2024-09-23T13:49:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T10:49:17","slug":"connect-a-custom-domain-using-namecheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/connect-a-custom-domain-using-namecheap\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect a custom domain using NameCheap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To add a custom domain name to Site Mailer, you need to add DNS records to your domain name provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[callout type=”warning”]NameCheap is a third-party domain name provider. We cannot guarantee that they have not changed their process and do not offer support for their system.[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To add a custom domain<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Go to WP Admin.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Navigate to Settings>Site Mailer<\/strong>.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Click General Settings<\/strong>.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. In the Domain<\/strong> section, click Add custom domain<\/strong>.
    [callout type=”note”]To add a custom domain, you\u2019ll 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.[\/callout]
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Read the notes in the popup window and click Let’s do it!<\/strong>
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Enter your domain name (for example, mycoolsite.com<\/strong>) in the domain name text box.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. (Optional) enter a sender name for emails sent by Site Mailer using the custom domain. (for example, Info<\/strong>@mysite.com).
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Click Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. If you haven\u2019t done so already, sign in to your NameCheap account in a separate browser tab.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. In the left panel, click Domain<\/strong> List<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Navigate to the domain you want to connect to Site Mailer.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Return to the Site Mailer tab and check I’ve logged in and found the domain settings<\/strong> and click Next<\/strong>.
    \"\"
    A list of addresses appears.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Go back to the NameCheap tab.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Click Manage<\/strong>.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. In the DNS records section, click Advanced DNS<\/strong>.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Click Add New Record<\/strong>.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Navigate to the Type dropdown menu and select CNAME Record<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Switch back to the tab containing Site Mailer.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Use the copy icon \"\" to copy the Host<\/strong> information.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Return to the NameCheap tab and paste the Host information into the Host<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Return to the Site Mailer tab and use the copy icon \"\" to copy the Value<\/strong>.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Return to the NameCheap tab and paste the Value in the Value<\/strong> field.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. In the TTL <\/strong>field, <\/strong>use the checkmark to mark it as Automatic<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. Repeat this until you’ve copied all the Host and Value information over to NameCheap.
    \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. When finished, check I’ve verified my domain records with the values above <\/strong>and click Verify my domain<\/strong>.
    [callout type=”note”]It may take up to 72 hours for the process to finish.[\/callout]
    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<\/strong> in General Settings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Verification failure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If verification fails, you will receive an error message. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    You can choose to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • Try again using the same information by clicking Verify<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Start over by clicking Cancel Process<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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      To add a custom domain name to Site Mailer, you need to add DNS records to your domain name provider. [callout type=”warning”]NameCheap is a third-party domain name provider. We cannot guarantee that they have not changed their process and do not offer support for their system.[\/callout] To add a custom domain:  Verification failure If verification […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_elementor_kustomer_id":["66f134125b0a2fc7f14349b8"],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1492],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connecting-a-3rd-party-domain-name"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nConnect a custom domain using NameCheap | Elementor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn everything about Connect a custom domain using NameCheap in this article from Elementor's Knowledge Base. 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