{"id":142,"date":"2020-03-11T09:54:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T13:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/wptutorials\/?post_type=tutorials&#038;p=142"},"modified":"2023-11-30T10:52:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T15:52:23","slug":"mapping-your-domain-for-a-cru-site","status":"publish","type":"tutorials","link":"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/wp-resources\/tutorials\/mapping-your-domain-for-a-cru-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping Your Domain for a Cru Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"142\" class=\"elementor elementor-142\" data-elementor-post-type=\"tutorials\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-375771d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"375771d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50c8d212\" data-id=\"50c8d212\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125741ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"125741ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are building a website using Cru Sites you have the option to add your own domain name to your site.<\/p><p>Your site will always be available at sites.cru.org\/(your site name) but if you want it to also be available at your own domain you&#8217;ll need to complete the steps in this tutorial.<\/p><h3>Step 1: Register Domain<\/h3><p>You&#8217;ll need to register your domain name with a domain registrar. There are many companies that offer this service. You can use any domain registrar you&#8217;d like. We recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/godaddy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Daddy<\/a> as they are one of the largest and our IT staff are most familiar with their interface in the event you need assistance.<\/p><h3>Step 2: Create A CNAME Record<\/h3><p>With your registrar you will need to create a CNAME record for your domain that points the domain at our servers. <\/p><p>You&#8217;ll need to have a CNAME record pointing to vip-wordpress.cru.org before you can map the domain.<\/p><p>Every registrar is slightly different but your CNAME should look something like this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c2b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6c2b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/wp-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/03\/cname.jpg?w=1004\" title=\"cname\" alt=\"cname\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f790c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3f790c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you need help setting up your CNAME your domain registrar can help you with that.<\/p><h3>Step 3: Check CNAME Propagation<\/h3><p>It&#8217;ll take 2-24 hours for your CNAME record to propagate across all the Name Servers around the internet.<\/p><p>You can check if it&#8217;s propagated by going to <a href=\"https:\/\/dnschecker.org\/#CNAME\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dnschecker.org<\/a><\/p><p>Fill in the form with your domain name and make sure the type is set to CNAME. Press the blue Search button.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e07374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e07374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/wp-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-10-at-9.31.41-AM.png?w=1024\" title=\"Screen Shot 2021-11-10 at 9.31.41 AM\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2021-11-10 at 9.31.41 AM\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7934f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7934f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the domain has finished propagating the results will look like the image below, with all green checkmarks on the right. When your results look like this you can continue to Step 4.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a9b28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97a9b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/wp-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/03\/cname_rcheck_results.png?w=541\" title=\"cname_rcheck_results\" alt=\"cname_rcheck_results\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d8d89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69d8d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Step 4: Map Domain In WordPress<\/h3><p>Once your CNAME record is propagated you can complete the next step.<\/p><p>Log into your sites WordPress dashboard.<\/p><p>Under <b>Tools<\/b> in the left navigation click on <b>Domain Mapping<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15ff12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e15ff12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/wp-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-10-at-10.13.23-AM.png?w=654\" title=\"Screen Shot 2021-11-10 at 10.13.23 AM\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2021-11-10 at 10.13.23 AM\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfdad28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfdad28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the form on that page enter your domain, with www, and press the blue <b>Map domain<\/b> button.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae8e72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ae8e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/wp-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-10-at-10.24.46-AM.png?w=1022\" title=\"Screen Shot 2021-11-10 at 10.24.46 AM\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2021-11-10 at 10.24.46 AM\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c8d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27c8d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a few moments the form should change to look like the image below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb437c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb437c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/wp-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-10-at-8.35.02-AM.png?w=1024\" title=\"Screen Shot 2021-11-10 at 8.35.02 AM\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2021-11-10 at 8.35.02 AM\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad99f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad99f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You now need to click the star icon on the far right to make the domain name the primary domain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1058c8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1058c8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/wp-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-10-at-8.34.44-AM.png?w=1024\" title=\"Screen Shot 2021-11-10 at 8.34.44 AM\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2021-11-10 at 8.34.44 AM\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6f4a8 elementor-widget 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In this last step we will get it to work without www.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Go to:<a href=\"https:\/\/redirect.pizza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0https:\/\/redirect.pizza\/<\/a><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>1. On the form on their site for the Source (old domain) enter your domain <b>without<\/b> the www. <br \/>2. For the Destination (new domain) enter your domain <b>with<\/b> the www. <br \/>3. Click the Create free redirect button and follow the steps to create your free account. <br \/>4. Redirect Pizza will give you directions on how to complete the process from this point. They will give you an IP address that you will add to you DNS settings. Once you&#8217;ve completed their steps your site will work without the www.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-931ca40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"931ca40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/wp-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2023-11-30-at-9.46.20-AM.png?w=1024\" title=\"Screenshot 2023-11-30 at 9.46.20 AM\" alt=\"Screenshot 2023-11-30 at 9.46.20 AM\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a599f81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a599f81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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