Connect a domain you own

Steps

1. Open Settings, go to Guest links and, under Where your guests go, choose A domain you own (1). Choosing it only opens the next step. Nothing changes for your guests yet.

   

2. Under Your domain, type the domain you bought, without "https://", for example ourwedding.com (1). Then choose Connect domain (2).

   

3. WedBuild shows a first record under Add this at your domain provider. It proves the domain is yours. Each part has a copy button, so you never have to retype it:

   • Type: TXT
   • Name: _wedbuild-verify (or _wedbuild-verify.www if you typed a www address)
   • Value: a long code that starts with wedbuild-verify-

   Add it at your domain provider (the GoDaddy steps are below). Enter the Name exactly as shown: your provider adds your domain to the end for you.

4. Once WedBuild finds that record, the note under your domain says it "is confirmed as yours", and a second record appears, which points your domain at your website. The status still says Waiting for your records while WedBuild watches for this one.

   • Typed your domain on its own (ourwedding.com)? It's an A record with the Name @ and an IP address as its Value.
   • Typed it with www (www.ourwedding.com)? It's a CNAME record with the Name www.

   The values are made for your domain, so always copy them from your screen.

5. Watch the status next to your domain. WedBuild checks on its own, and you can close the page while it does:

   • Waiting for your records: looking for the record it's showing you. Changes at your domain provider usually show up within about ten minutes, though some take a few hours.
   • Setting up security: your records look right and WedBuild is getting the padlock (the security certificate). This usually takes a minute or two.
   • Live: guests going to your domain see your website. Choose Open to see it yourself.

   If it says Needs a fix, something needs changing, like a record that points your domain somewhere else. The note under it says what to do. Just changed a record? Choose Check again rather than waiting for the next check.

If you bought your domain from GoDaddy

These steps follow GoDaddy's own guides: Add a TXT record (opens in a new tab), Edit an A record (opens in a new tab) and Edit a CNAME record (opens in a new tab).

1. Sign in to your GoDaddy Domain Portfolio.
2. Select your domain to open its Domain Settings page, then select DNS to see your DNS records.
3. For the first record, select Add New Record and choose TXT from the Type menu. Paste WedBuild's Name into Name and its Value into Value. Leave TTL as it is and select Save.
4. For the second record, look first for one GoDaddy already has with the same Type and Name: an A record named @ (it may say Parked) or a CNAME record named www. Select Edit next to it, replace its Value with the one WedBuild shows, and select Save. If there isn't one, add it with Add New Record, as in step 3.
5. If your domain has GoDaddy's Domain Protection, GoDaddy asks for a verification code before it saves.

GoDaddy says most DNS changes take effect within an hour, but can take up to 48 hours to reach everywhere.