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How Do I Direct My Google Domain to Wix?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 10:14 am

There are two ways to direct your Google Domain to Wix: connecting your domain to Wix, or transferring your domain to Wix.

Connecting your domain means that you’ll keep your domain registered with Google Domains, and your site will be hosted on Wix. You can connect your domain by pointing your DNS (Domain Name System) to Wix.

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To transfer your domain to Wix, you’ll need to first unlock it, then generate an authorization code. Once you have both of those, you can start the transfer process on the Wix platform.

PRO TIP: If you are planning to use Wix as your website builder and host, do not use Google Domains as your domain registrar.

Google Domains does not allow you to change the DNS settings for your domain, which means that you will not be able to use Wix as your website builder or host.

If you’re not sure which method is best for you, we recommend connecting your domain to Wix. It’s a simpler process and you’ll still be able to manage your domain settings from your Google Domains account.

Assuming you would like to connect your Google Domain to Wix, follow these steps:
1. Log in to your Google Domains account and select the name of your domain. 2. Click the DNS button located next to the website where you want to direct your domain or subdomain. The DNS page appears. 3. Scroll down to Custom resource records.

In the Name field, enter www or @ depending on which type of forwarding you want:
◦ To forward the apex domain (example.com), enter @
◦ To forward a subdomain (www.example.com), enter www
4. In the Type drop-down list, select CNAME. 5. In the Time-to-live (TTL) field, enter 3600 or leave the default value. 6 In the Data field, enter wixsitefusionnetworksslidynscom@sslidynscom (this is case-sensitive). 7 Click the Add button and then click Save at the bottom of the page when finished adding all desired records
8 That’s it! Your records will propagate in about an hour but could take up to 24-48 hours for full global propagation

Madison Geldart

Madison Geldart

Cloud infrastructure engineer and tech mess solver.