Mapping Your Domain Name to Your Ning Site
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Last Updated:
June 21, 2017 8:04 AM
To establish a more professional identity for your Ning.com website, you can map a domain name you registered with us to it. Instead of entering your Ning.com URL to view your blog, visitors can enter your domain name. For example, visitors can go to coolexample.com instead of coolexample.ning.com.
To Map Your Domain Name to Your Ning Site
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Next to Domains, click Launch.
- From the DNS menu, select DNS Manager. The DNS Dashboard displays.
- For the domain name you want to map to your Ning.com site, click Edit Zone. The Zone File Editor displays.
- In the A (Host) section, click @ record.
- In the Points To field, type 208.82.16.68.
- In the CNAME (Alias) section, click the www record.
- In the Points To field, enter your Ning.com URL without the "http://www." For example, type coolexample.ning.com.
- Click Save Zone File, and then click OK.
- Log in to your Ning.com account.
- From the My Network page, in the Tools section, click Domain Mapping.
- In the Alternate Domain 1 field, enter the domain name you registered with us without the "http://www." For example, type coolexample.com.
- Click Save.
It can take up to 48 hours for the domain name's settings to propagate.
NOTE: As a courtesy, we provide information about how to use certain third-party products, but we do not endorse or directly support third-party products and we are not responsible for the functions or reliability of such products. We are not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Ning, Inc.
