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What is the recommended way to set up a custom domain? |
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How To Set Up A Custom Domain Using a CNAME DNS Record |
www.yourdomain.com
, you’d select “CNAME” from the drop-down menu on the left hand side, enter “www” in the “Name” section of the DNS entry, and point it to one of ClickMagick’s domains. Use www.clkmg.com
for tracking links and split tests or www.clkmr.com
for rotators.https:
protocol with your domain, leave CloudFlare’s simulated CNAME records turned ON. In the “on” state, the “cloud” next to the “Add Record” should look like: www
entry and try again, or edit the existing entry and change its values to those above.www.yourdomain.com
for your tracking domain because it already points to another website, you’ll want to set the Domain Name to something other than www
. The word track
is a good choice, giving you track.yourdomain.com
as your tracking domain:www.yourdomain.com
or track.yourdomain.com
in the examples above.www
. version of your domain (i.e., yourdomain.com
). This would typically be the case if you’ve just bought your domain specifically for tracking purposes.www
as in Step 1 above, your tracking links will look like this:http://www.yourdomain.com/linkID
www
like this…http://yourdomain.com/linkID
www
version up as well, and because the non-www
domain does not have a Host Name, you cannot use a CNAME record to properly set it up. Instead, you need to use an “A” record.yourdomain.com
. The second you add the “A” record, your domain will point to ClickMagick and not to your original website. This will break your existing website if you have one, and that includes a WordPress blog.www.
and see what pulls up. If it’s a website you want to keep, then you can’t add the “A” record or you will lose that website…www
and only one “A” record entry for yourdomain.com
, then you’ve set it up correctly.