Quick connect a custom subdomain

Find and automatically connect your custom subdomain to your Webflow site.

In addition to the Webflow staging subdomain (e.g., yoursite.webflow.io), you can publish your site to any custom domain (e.g., yourdomain.com) or subdomain (e.g., blog.yourdomain.com) you own.

How to find and connect your custom subdomain

To find and connect your custom subdomain: 

1. Go to Site settings > Publishing tab > Production 
2. Click Add a custom domain
3. Choose Quick connect subdomain
4. Click Continue
5. Enter the subdomain you want to connect with Webflow (e.g., blog.yourdomain.com)
6. Click Continue
7. Search for and choose your DNS provider (i.e., the provider from which you purchased your subdomain) 
8. Follow the steps to sign in with your DNS provider and authorize the connection to Entri 
9. Click Close window to complete the connection and return to Site settings
10. Click Done

If you can’t find your DNS provider in the above steps, you’ll need to manually connect your custom subdomain. 

How to set the default domain

If you’ve connected more than one domain to your site, you’ll need to set a default domain to redirect all traffic from other domains as the default. This helps to avoid SEO penalties due to duplicate content. 

To set the default domain: 

1. Open Site settings > Publishing > Production
2. Click Make default next to the subdomain you’d like to set as the default

How to verify and publish your site

Before you can publish your site to your custom subdomain, you’ll need to verify ownership of any custom domains and subdomains you’ve connected to Webflow. When you connect a custom subdomain using the Quick connect subdomain option, Webflow automatically adds a TXT record to your DNS settings that contains a one-time verification code to confirm that you own the connected subdomain. 

To complete the verification process and publish your site from Site settings: 

1. Click Verify domain
2. Wait for the “Custom domain verified” confirmation message
3. Click Publish to open the publish menu
4. Check the domain(s) to which you want to publish your site
5. Click Publish to selected domains

FAQ and troubleshooting

I connected my custom subdomain to Webflow but my site isn’t live yet. What’s going on? 

While most DNS providers try to update your DNS records as fast as possible, many factors impact how long it takes for your site to appear on your custom domain, including TTL (time to live) and internet service providers. DNS changes can take up to 48 hours to fully propagate in all geolocations, although this typically occurs within a few hours, so it may be a matter of waiting a bit longer for the site to “come online.” 

You can double-check that your DNS records are correct and view the propagation status using a tool like whatsmydns. It may also help to clear your browser cache to ensure you’re loading the latest version of your domain.

If your site isn’t appearing on your custom domain after 48 hours, please troubleshoot your DNS settings or contact your domain provider’s help desk. If your DNS settings are correct, but you’re still experiencing issues with your published site, please contact Webflow’s customer support team.

Why is my new subdomain not showing up in the publishing menu? 

If you add a new domain or subdomain after you’ve already set a default domain, the new domain or subdomain won’t appear in the publishing menu. To resolve this, open Site settings > Publishing > Production and click the “Make default” button next to the domain previously set as the default. Then, publish your site to the new domain or subdomain and set the default domain again. 

Can I connect more than one domain or subdomain to my site? 

You can add up to 50 custom domains or subdomains to a site at a time. If you wish to use more than 50 domains, we recommend using a domain forwarding system. 

Using multiple domains can also help redirect old domains to a new domain. To do this, connect all of the domains (old and new!) to your site and set the new domain as the default. This ensures that all domains connected to your site are redirected to the new domain. Learn more about setting a default domain. 

Why do I need to set a default domain? 

Setting a default domain helps to avoid penalties from Google for having duplicate content on the web. Additionally, not setting a default domain or setting the root domain as the default can cause unexpected behavior such as loading issues in some geolocations and problems with site crawling due to excessive redirects.

Is my site published to all domains I connect to my site? 

When you publish your site, the site is published to all connected domains and subdomains that are checked in the publishing menu. If you’ve set a default domain, the site will be published to that domain, and all other domains will redirect to that default URL. If you don’t want to publish your site to all of your connected domains, you can open the publish menu and uncheck any domains you don’t want to publish. 

Can I publish different pages to different domains or subdomains? 

It’s not possible to publish specific pages to specific domains or subdomains. If you need to publish different pages to different domains or subdomains, you’ll need to set up separate sites for each page. You’ll also need to add a separate Site plan to each site and add the specific custom domain(s) or subdomain(s) to each site.

Is SSL enabled for my site? 

SSL is enabled by default for sites created after November 14th, 2018.