How to add a custom domain name to Blogger?

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Want to add a custom domain to your blogspot website instead of default domain? Now every blogger can add a custom domain name to his/her Blogspot blog. Today, I’m going to show you how to add a custom domain (TLD – Top Level Domain) to blogger website. (Only for blogspot users).

How to add a custom domain name to Blogger?

how to add a custom domain name to blogger

Every blogger domain name ends with *.blogspot.com, e.g. thementalclub.blogspot.com. If you want to add a custom domain name to your blog, then this is a helpful article for you.

Setup custom domain on Blogger with BIGROCK

Think before starting, if your blog is going to become popular or your blog is a very popular blog, then you can use top-level domain (TLD) name instead of the default domain. Don’t recommend, if your blog is not a popular blog. But, you can add.

Third-party domain settings for Blogger.com

At first you have to buy a domain name, here are some important tips before buying a web hosting and a domain name.  Do you want to get a free TOP LEVEL DOMAIN name? Click here Get free “.TK” domain name or click here to get a “.SCIENCE” domain name for one year. I’ll recommend you for buying a “.COM” domain.

After buying a top level domain name, go to blogger.com and follow the steps below.

Step 1: At first login to your blogger account.

Step 2: Now go to the settings menu.

Step 3: Now click on “set up a third party domain name for your blog“.

setup a third party domain to blogspot

Step 4: Now type your domain name (TLD), which you have recently bought from a domain service provider.

third party domain setting on blogger

Step 5: Go to the website of domain service provider and login to your account for editing the DNS (Domain Name System).

dns management

Step 6: Now add CNAME records which you have got at the time of adding a custom domain name to your Blogspot account.

You have to add two CNAME records, one by one. Such as:

CNAME RECORD 1

adding cname records

CNAME RECORD 2

add cname records for blogger

After adding these two CNAME records, you will see like below.

cnames records have been added


Step 7: After adding the CNAME RECORDS, once again go to your blogspot account (Third party domain setting) and try to save it.

save third party domain name

Step 8: After saving the settings, it will look like below.

how to add a custom domain to blogger

Note: It will take a few times for updating the DNS (Maximum 24 hours).

Add third-party domain to blogger

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Thank you…

Biswajit Das
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