✅ Important: If you cannot find the domain option in settings, you will need to enable the option inside your Google Workspace admin. See our video description for more details.
Hello. I followed the instructions for the link in your description and was able to connect my custom domain to the Google site, but anytime I don't start the web address with a "www" it goes to a 404 page. Is there a way to have the domain work without the www? Thank you!
Omg thank goodness for people like you posting videos like this. I NEVER would've figured this out! I look forward to trying it out today...thank you thank you thank you
Great video! I've just gone through the process, BUT my DNS would only accept the Google CNAME Target when I took the full stop off the end of it. It worked! Thank you!
my domain doesn't work unless www is typed at the beginning. I sthere a way to avoid this? I cannot do a redirect either and I'm using hostinger. Any help appreciated. Thanks
Thank you for this updated nice tutorial, I wanted to connect my website for quite some time and freelancers charge what might be expensive, I can but a couple of pro domains and get hosting instead. Great tutorial, easy to understand.
Thanks a lot Steward. With the help of this video I could do it easily. As a next step I would like to link the multilingual google sites to the same domain with different sub directories. (Like …/fr or …/de) I searched but I couldn‘t find any material explaining this. Is there a video or sth that you could recommend?
Have learnt a lot by watching your channel.Very impressed 👍 I'm now trying to populate one sheet with the names collected from another. Possible or not ? Looking forward to your answer.
Hello, you responded to someone below who is not seeing the "Custom Domains" under Settings by telling them that they "have to be admin and allow the app inside your admin account." I'm having this same issue but I don't understand what you're telling him so that I can fix my issue too. Can you please explain further? Maybe a step-by-step on how to check or do those things? Thank you.
Hello the custom domain isn't showing up for me, I tried to reply on the comment that already had this question but for some reason it wouldn't let me. I have google workspace business standard account. Do I need to upgrade? Thanks! great video.
Very helpful tutorials, thank you so much! At 5:55, Connect 3rd party registrar screen doesn't appear for me. After domain is verified, and custom record is added to domain provider, I've had to restart set up custom domain from google site, repeat verification step, and screen stops at auto-verified. There's not been a screen to continue adding custom domain after domain is verified. Perplexed. Do you need to temporarily unpublish your free google site url to be able to add the custom domain? I have a google domain that Squarespace now owns and an old CNAME record is on the DNS showing that. Would old CNAME need to be deleted? Thanks for any help.
@@StewartGauld Hey Stewart, I followed the video and it has been two days but the domain I purchased still does not connect to my Google site. Should I wait longer or is there something wrong?
Your video is very useful. You make the process very straightforward. Thank you so much. I was able to get to the ownership verified screen easily. However, although I retyped my custom domain in the set up screen, I am still getting the message to "verify your ownership" Attempting to go through the process again leads me straight to the green ownership auto verified message again. I am now at a stale mate! Any suggestions please?
Hi, this is fantastic information mate you are helping a lot of people with your clear info but would you have to have your site published first then change the domain name or once you have built your google site connect your domain name to it then publish it or does it not matter wich way round one does it? and would you have to have your "affiliate links" on your google site first before publishing it or put them in laiter or does that not matter when you put them in eather? thanks for all your help! take care mate and have a great day!
Hi, thank you for that it was a great help! yes i think ill do that, ive just got to let it run for a bit on google while i get all the affiliate links sorted! nice one! PS, when one connects there own domain name to a google site and you are sorting out the "CNAME" stuff how many WWW's should there be in the cname records list? is there only one after you have already “verified” it first? Take care and have as great day!@@StewartGauld
I appreciate your Video Stewart. I've watched a number of these tutorials but no one seems to explain how to replace a www file that is not allowed to be deleted on Godaddy. It doesn't even give me the option to delete or edit it. As i try to add the new www DNS it says: "Record name www conflicts with another record". But when i scroll down to delete the other www record it says: "You can't modify records that have been applied by a product or service connected to your domain." Any ideas on what I can do here?
Hi Stewart, thank you for your great explanation. However, in my settings menu I don't have the "custom domains" option?? Do you know why that would be the case? Thanks in advance
Thanks for the video, but at 1:17 I don't have this "custom domain" button. I created the google sites site, I see you've replied to others saying to "Enable this at the admin level." But how? Response is really appreciated :)
hi thanks a lot for your tutorial. Just one question: I did it yesterday and, today I found this error in red: not valid DNS (under the domain on google sites). Have I done something wrong or do I only have to wait 24/48 h? I bought the domain on Aruba
Thank you. I have a special project using NFC tags with unique URL's that I want to show instead of the Google sites url. Do I have to make a new c name entry for every page? Is there a limit to c name entries?
What do yo0 do if when you click settings, there is not a custom domain option? Only Navigation, Brand Images, Viewer Tools, Analytics, and Announcement Banner.
Would be useful to inform what you need to get started. I pay a monthly fee for Google One for extra storage but I do not believe that means I have google workspace. Therefore your observations are only applicable to those with google workspace?
Hi! ThankU for this tutorial, I made all steps, but after few times it gets "The DNS system is invalid." report at the google site setting for custom domain and it doesnť work :(
On square space in order for me to type in the new cname I had to clear default dns settings because it wouldn’t let me delete the existing one itself. Should I rewrite the dns settings it had besides the new cname?
if I do just my site name and site extension, it says dns can't be found, but if I do www before it, it says the site unexpectedly closed the connection, did i do anything wrong?
Not sure if its working It wont let me load my site because it says its not secure and when it does load it not showing my site. Could you please help me.
it still doesn't work for me. It's complicated because in the past the domain was associated with my first google site. I didn't renew domain and lost it. A year later I purchase same domaine and try to set it up with a new Google site like I had done in the past. It just wont load.
✅ Important: If you cannot find the domain option in settings, you will need to enable the option inside your Google Workspace admin. See our video description for more details.
Hello. I followed the instructions for the link in your description and was able to connect my custom domain to the Google site, but anytime I don't start the web address with a "www" it goes to a 404 page. Is there a way to have the domain work without the www? Thank you!
Omg thank goodness for people like you posting videos like this. I NEVER would've figured this out! I look forward to trying it out today...thank you thank you thank you
Your welcome 🤗 I’m glad this helped you
Wonderful video. Thank you so much. I had a number of problems with creating a website and you have solved them all. I can't thank you enough.
Thanks!
Excellent video. thank you for making this process very easy and efficient. grateful to you. god bless
Thanks!
Honestly was so frustrated trying to do this alone, thank you!!
Welcome!
Thanks so much for this. I'm a total novice in this world and this video helped me immensely.
You are so welcome!
Concise & clear explanation, love your video!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, have been through set up with hostinger, scratched my head a bit at delete old cname but all seems fine. Once again, much thanks.
You're welcome!
Thank you so much. Every step so easy to follow. you save me every time. cheers
Welcome!
awesome. I was able to update the configuration in 10 minutes with this video. Thank you 🙏
You're welcome!
Great video! I've just gone through the process, BUT my DNS would only accept the Google CNAME Target when I took the full stop off the end of it. It worked! Thank you!
Thanks. I'm glad!
my domain doesn't work unless www is typed at the beginning. I sthere a way to avoid this? I cannot do a redirect either and I'm using hostinger. Any help appreciated. Thanks
Did you see how we did it?
Do a forward inside domain name provider dashboard
Fr man, this tutorial helped more than studying the google articles on how to do it for 2 days 😂
I'm glad! I've heard that alot!
yeah bro thanks a million. google tutorial was piss, you are a godsend@@StewartGauld
Thank you for this updated nice tutorial, I wanted to connect my website for quite some time and freelancers charge what might be expensive, I can but a couple of pro domains and get hosting instead.
Great tutorial, easy to understand.
You're very welcome!
Thank you so much! Your video was such a life saver!
Welcome!
Super helpful, Thank you soooooo much! 🙂
Very welcome 🤗
Thanks a lot Steward. With the help of this video I could do it easily. As a next step I would like to link the multilingual google sites to the same domain with different sub directories. (Like …/fr or …/de)
I searched but I couldn‘t find any material explaining this. Is there a video or sth that you could recommend?
You are welcome! I'll have to look into this.
@@StewartGauld very much appreciated. Thanks a lot
This tutorial was super helpful. Thanks so much for creating it
Glad it was helpful!
Have learnt a lot by watching your channel.Very impressed 👍 I'm now trying to populate one sheet with the names collected from another. Possible or not ? Looking forward to your answer.
Hey what exactly do you mean?
Thank you Sir it's really helpful for me.
Most welcome!
Very helpful
Glad you think so!
Excellent video tutorial! Thank you!
Welcome 🤗
this post is really useful and great thank you Sir
You are most welcome!
Great job Stewart!❤❤❤✅️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💯
Thank you! Cheers!
Hello, you responded to someone below who is not seeing the "Custom Domains" under Settings by telling them that they "have to be admin and allow the app inside your admin account." I'm having this same issue but I don't understand what you're telling him so that I can fix my issue too. Can you please explain further? Maybe a step-by-step on how to check or do those things? Thank you.
Hey!
I may have to create a tutorial on this. Are you using a paid Google Workspace?
Yes, I have the Google Workspace Business Starter plan.
@@StewartGauldsame I have a paid Google workspace
It works except for URLs without the "www". Other than that, great video, thanks!
Thanks!
lovely video, insightful! Quick question Do i need hosting before i publish my Google site?
No hosting is included for free by Google.
Bro They changed the settings now. the custom domain tab is no longer available there
It should be there!
@@StewartGauldIt’s not 😢
It's definitely there 😮
Thanks!@@jasonvoorhees9641
It has gone for me also! 😢
There is no more "verify ownership" in that box. Not sure where to find it now.
Hey!
Are you sure?
Hello the custom domain isn't showing up for me, I tried to reply on the comment that already had this question but for some reason it wouldn't let me. I have google workspace business standard account. Do I need to upgrade? Thanks! great video.
Hey mate! No, you have to be admin and allow the app inside your admin account.
@@StewartGauld I'm having the same issue, an I am an admin... :(
@@StewartGauldhow do you allow the app inside your admin account
Would you say hostinger is safe a safe place to purchase a domain?
Of course. I wouldn't talk about them otherwise.
Thanks for the great tutorial
Glad it was helpful!
One question. Do I need to pay for a hosting provider along with a domain name? Or does Google Sites provide hosting? Thanks! :)
They provide free everything! You can pay for a custom domain if you like or use Googles free domain.
VERY helpful, thank you!
Welcome 🤗
Thanks for the video.
What about hosting your new site after changing the domain name?
Is it free?
Welcome. Hosting is free (Google drive)
Very helpful tutorials, thank you so much! At 5:55, Connect 3rd party registrar screen doesn't appear for me. After domain is verified, and custom record is added to domain provider, I've had to restart set up custom domain from google site, repeat verification step, and screen stops at auto-verified. There's not been a screen to continue adding custom domain after domain is verified. Perplexed. Do you need to temporarily unpublish your free google site url to be able to add the custom domain? I have a google domain that Squarespace now owns and an old CNAME record is on the DNS showing that. Would old CNAME need to be deleted? Thanks for any help.
Thanks! Have you seen our comment in the description?
Thank you :)
You're welcome!
Thanks brother.
You're welcome!
@@StewartGauld Hey Stewart, I followed the video and it has been two days but the domain I purchased still does not connect to my Google site. Should I wait longer or is there something wrong?
How often can we change DNS record? Could we be able to migrate our domain from Google sites to any other hosting platform in future without problem?
Yes you sure can. Every 60 days.
Just perfect! Thank you
Thanks 🙏
Thanks brother
Welcome 🤗
Thankyou, worked great😀
You're welcome!
Your video is very useful. You make the process very straightforward. Thank you so much. I was able to get to the ownership verified screen easily. However, although I retyped my custom domain in the set up screen, I am still getting the message to "verify your ownership" Attempting to go through the process again leads me straight to the green ownership auto verified message again. I am now at a stale mate! Any suggestions please?
Further to that request? Can I delete the TXT record - would this lead me to be able to try the process again?
Problem solved. I signed out of everything and was able to start again. Success!!! Thanks so much for your videos. Amazing!!! @@susansanders7243
Hey! yes you can remove existing TXT record. Also, just try from another browser and see if that works.
can this be used for an existing website, meaning the existing website can remain with all its links and only the new google site pages will be added?
Hey!
Unfortunately not.
Hi, this is fantastic information mate you are helping a lot of people with your clear info but would you have to have your site published first then change the domain name or once you have built your google site connect your domain name to it then publish it or does it not matter wich way round one does it? and would you have to have your "affiliate links" on your google site first before publishing it or put them in laiter or does that not matter when you put them in eather? thanks for all your help! take care mate and have a great day!
Hey!
I would publish first. I would put these link in later. After your pages start getting traction. I hope that helped!
Hi, thank you for that it was a great help! yes i think ill do that, ive just got to let it run for a bit on google while i get all the affiliate links sorted! nice one! PS, when one connects there own domain name to a google site and you are sorting out the "CNAME" stuff how many WWW's should there be in the cname records list? is there only one after you have already “verified” it first? Take care and have as great day!@@StewartGauld
Hey love the video, but I have to type www before the website domain, how do I change that?
Yes correct.
@@StewartGauld I’m wondering how I change it?
How do I change the www before?
Hi Stewart
What if the website does not show off after 48 hours, do you know how to fix it? Thank you!
Hey! Did you test using the DNS tool I mentioned? It may not have been setup correctly.
Thank you so much for this!
welcome!
great simple video, thanks. any idea why I don't get to see the Custom Domain option?
Thanks! What type of Google Account are you using?
Looks likes I have set up one up within a Google Work Space account@@StewartGauld
@@StewartGauldI can’t see the custom domain in settings either. I’m not sure what type of Google account
Love your videos Sir. Keep it up
Thanks mate
Thank you for the great video Stewart. My problem is that 'Custom Domains' doesn't appear in my settings. What am I missing?
Welcome! You are using a paid GW account and therefore need permission to do this from the admin.
Aha! I'm the admin so I shall sort that out. Thank you@@StewartGauld
I appreciate your Video Stewart. I've watched a number of these tutorials but no one seems to explain how to replace a www file that is not allowed to be deleted on Godaddy. It doesn't even give me the option to delete or edit it. As i try to add the new www DNS it says: "Record name www conflicts with another record". But when i scroll down to delete the other www record it says: "You can't modify records that have been applied by a product or service connected to your domain."
Any ideas on what I can do here?
I'll have to look into this. Thanks!
How I can show my website title name instead on domain name in google search? I have created my website on Google site with ur help?
Hey!
Have you connected your domain like we share in this tutorial?
Hi ,great video ! one question : is necesari to have hosting for google sites or they give you one?
It's included and hosted in your drive.
Hi Stewart, thank you for your great explanation. However, in my settings menu I don't have the "custom domains" option?? Do you know why that would be the case?
Thanks in advance
Welcome! You will need to enable this in your GW admin settings.
@@StewartGauld Where in the admin settings?
Okay. What if the 'custom domain' option under settings (as described in the 1:20 mark) does not exist?
You will need to get in contact with your Google Workspace admin.
Hey, great tutorial. I’ve done all the steps but my domain only links to my Google site. The Google site is still the web address?
Did you give it 24 hours?
Hello there, when i click on settings there is no button for custom domain....what should i do?
Hey!
Please read our description. There is a solution for that.
Question. after using custom domain my site can only work where there is -www-. but doesnt work with -www-. what should I do?
Hey!
Yes that's correct, you mean with a custom domain?
It showing me a red error when i try to verify my domain. I did not purchase a hosting package. Should i purchase one? Or should I wait 24-48 hours?
No all you need is the domain. Give is 24 hours and you should be connected.
Thanks for the video, but at 1:17 I don't have this "custom domain" button. I created the google sites site, I see you've replied to others saying to "Enable this at the admin level." But how? Response is really appreciated :)
I will add a details response in the description today.
@@StewartGauld I figured it out 🙂
My favorite page 😢 thank you
Welcome 🤗
Great tutorial on connecting a custom domain to Google Sites! How do you see this enhancement impacting a website's performance and user engagement?
Glad it was helpful!
@@StewartGauld Your content is gold! Looking forward for more great tutorials from you.
Once I purchase the domain name for google sites, are their any additional charges?
Nope just the domain purchase per year.
Do I need to also add an A record for root level domain?
Nope.
I'm trying to transfer the domain from SquareSpace but no luck. (I had to delete squarespace's defaults, otherwise it wouldn't add the google code)
Where are you transferring too?
I don't have the option for a custom domain. I'm trying to set it up with my google workspace account
Hey!
have you seen the description? There is a solution for this.
I don't have the custom domain button in my settings. I have a workspace subscription with business standard. Have I done something wrong?
You will need to enable this inside the admin account.
finnaly
Thanks!
Does anyone know why "cusom domain" wouldn't show-up as an option under settings?
You have to enable this in your admin.
Hi, could you make a video on how to restore google takeout file for a google website - how to restore the website :)
Will look into this.
hi thanks a lot for your tutorial. Just one question: I did it yesterday and, today I found this error in red: not valid DNS (under the domain on google sites). Have I done something wrong or do I only have to wait 24/48 h? I bought the domain on Aruba
Hey! I would wait 48 hours and then see if the issues remains.
Thank you. I have a special project using NFC tags with unique URL's that I want to show instead of the Google sites url. Do I have to make a new c name entry for every page? Is there a limit to c name entries?
Hey!
I'll have to look into this.
@@StewartGauld thanks I appreciate it. It's for a nerdy star wars project
What do yo0 do if when you click settings, there is not a custom domain option? Only Navigation, Brand Images, Viewer Tools, Analytics, and Announcement Banner.
You have to enable this in your admin.
When I click on my settings in google sites, the custom domain option doesn't appear in the list! Not sure where to go from here...
Hey mate,
Do you have a paid Google Workspace account? You must enable this from the admin backend.
same issue here. i am the one and only user in the google workspace. any idea of where to enable this from the admin backend?
Would be useful to inform what you need to get started. I pay a monthly fee for Google One for extra storage but I do not believe that means I have google workspace. Therefore your observations are only applicable to those with google workspace?
Google domains has been bought by square space
I own my domain, and have created the site in google sites. When I open "settings" I don't have the option "Custom Domain" that is at 1:20. Thoughts?
Hey!
What type of Google Account are you using?
But in my email doesn't have custom domain. And the administrator of my school didn't know too how to appear the custom domain name
Have you seen our info on how to add this? See description.
THANK YOU
Welcome!
Hi! ThankU for this tutorial, I made all steps, but after few times it gets "The DNS system is invalid." report at the google site setting for custom domain and it doesnť work :(
Welcome! What domain host are you with?
so am i right in assuming that the google site does its own hosting and all i need to do is build the website and purchase the domain name?
Correct! However, you can also use a free domain too. Although it’s best to have a proper custom domain.
@2:51 I didnt select record type text ,how i can change it
You can just edit the existing record.
On square space in order for me to type in the new cname I had to clear default dns settings because it wouldn’t let me delete the existing one itself. Should I rewrite the dns settings it had besides the new cname?
Hey! You cannot edit existing or delete?
I bought my email domain from google. so how can i use my domain for the website too?
Have you seen our comment regarding this?
What about the A prompt? Don't we have to put in the Google server IP address?
Not necessary.
if I do just my site name and site extension, it says dns can't be found, but if I do www before it, it says the site unexpectedly closed the connection, did i do anything wrong?
Hey!
That is odd. I'll have to look into this.
@@StewartGauld sorry it is resolved now, it just took awhile to verify or something
Do I need to hit publish in Google sites for it to show up on the custom domain website?
Yes correct.
do i need to bue website hosting before addinh to google site even after buying domain
No. You just need a domain.
I am admin of google business workspace standard account and the "custom domain" is not showing up..any idea?
You will have to enable this option inside your admin account.
Not sure if its working It wont let me load my site because it says its not secure and when it does load it not showing my site. Could you please help me.
Hey!
Did you give it 24 - 48 hours?
@@StewartGauld yes I have now sorry for the long wait.
thank you!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome 🤗
even after i see the green verification (3:47) when i go back to Set Up custom domain it still shows This domain is not verified. Pls advise
Did you test again?
@@StewartGauld yes I tried. I talked to namecheap. they said it might take 48 hrs. ??
how can i do this with Sqaurespace domains?
Similar process. The make it easier as they acquired Google Domains.
My domain provider doesn't allow the dot at the end.
Are you sure?
@@StewartGauld yep, but it worked without the dot!
Hello, Stewart, how to increase the memory of google sites?
You can increase your Google Drive storage.
does TXT record has to always stay or can be deleted in the DNS config?
Hey,
It depends. But yes you can delete.
How get promo code to renew my Google domain sites please help
There is no promo code for this.
Bro I follow these steps but shows - invalid DNS ? What is the issue
Did you already have DNS settings setup?
That option is not there! Unable to connect the domain name.
You will need to get in touch with your admin.
it still doesn't work for me. It's complicated because in the past the domain was associated with my first google site. I didn't renew domain and lost it. A year later I purchase same domaine and try to set it up with a new Google site like I had done in the past. It just wont load.
Hey!
That is odd. I would get in touch with your domain provider for solutions.
For some reason on godaddy I can't it won't let me edit or delete the existing www CNAME thing?
You may need to get in touch with them to do it for you.