This guide walks you through connecting your domain to your Strikingly site.
- If you're connecting a subdomain that doesn't start with "www.", such as “mysubdomain.mydomain.com”, please visit Connecting Subdomains to Your Strikingly Site.
- You can send this tutorial to your registrar’s support team if you need help. Or, contact us anytime for additional help.
- Step 1: Connect to Your Custom Domain on Strikingly
- Step 2: Find 123 Reg's DNS settings
- Step 3: Clean up your DNS records
- Step 4: Add a CNAME record
- Step 5: Add an A record
- Step 6: Confirm your setup is complete
Step 1: Connect to Your Custom Domain on Strikingly
- Go to your Strikingly site editor and click SETTINGS > Domains.
- Enter your custom domain in the "Custom Domain/Subdomain" box, such as “yourdomain.com". (without https:// or http:// or /).
- Click UPDATE.
- Choose 123-reg as your domain provider, and click “Start Configuration”.
- You will see a popup that displays the records you'll need to set in your domain settings.
Step 2: Find 123 Reg's DNS settings
- Sign in to your 123 Reg account.
- Go to "Control Panel".
- In the Manage Domains section, click on the "Manage" button next to your domain.
- Click the "Manage DNS" under "Advanced domain settings".
- Click the "Advanced DNS" tab.
Step 3: Clean up your DNS records
- Look for any CNAME record named www and delete it.
- Look for any A records named “@” and delete them.
- Look for any A records named “*” and delete them.
Step 4: Add a CNAME record
- Add a new record below the existing records and select the CNAME type
- Copy the relevant information from Strikingly and paste it into the corresponding places, as shown in the image below.
Step 5: Add an A record
- Add a new record below the existing records and select the A type record.
- Copy the relevant information from Strikingly and paste it into the corresponding places, as shown in the image below.
Step 6: Confirm your setup is complete
- After you’ve confirmed the above setup, go back to your Strikingly site editor and click the "I've fixed, check again" button in the popup.
- If you've configured your DNS settings correctly, the popup will close and the domain status will show as "connected".
- If you haven't configured your DNS correctly, the popup will display the error status, and you should go back to step 3 to configure the DNS records correctly.
If your site doesn't go online after 48 hours, contact us at support@strikingly.com or chat with us and include a screenshot of your domain settings so we can help!