Connect your Namecheap Domain

Instructions on connecting your domain if your purchased from NameCheap

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Last Update 12 hours ago

Note: Before you connect your domain - always make sure that ONLY the pages you want to show up in Search Results (the ones you want "google to be able to see") have the "Add To Sitemap" option selected in Page Settings > SEO Info. 

1. Log into your Namecheap account and you will see the list of all the domains that you have purchased.


2. Select Domain List from the left sidebar and click Manage next to your domain.

3. Select the Advanced DNS tab at the top of the page
4. In the Host Records section, click the Add New Record button (you will also see other records here if you have added before)

Once you get to the screen where you can add/edit your domain's DNS records you will be adding (or editing) the following 2 records: See this article with more information: Connect a Domain


1) A RECORD:

  • You will need to add a new (or edit) the record "Type": A Record
  • In the "Host" field - add the @ symbol
  • In the "Value" field - add the following numbers: 34.202.63.170
  • Hit Save

Note - you should only have ONE A Record with the Host of @


2) CNAME RECORD:

  • You will need to add (or edit) the record "Type": CNAME Record.
  • In the "Host" field - add: www
  • In the "Value" field - add your own domain name without any www or https://  - it should be typed as simply yourdomain.com (replace yourdomain with your actual domain name)
  • Hit Save

Note - you should only have ONE CNAME Record with the Host field of www

See below example of what your 2 Website Domain Records will look like in YELLOW.


Also example of what your 2 Email Domain connecting Records to send emails in ShinePages in RED. See article on how to connect your email domain for Email Marketing Sending
PLEASE NOTE that it can take anywhere from 1-48 hours for the DNS records to propagate across the internet and for your site to show as "LIVE". See this article with more information: Connect a Domain
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