Connect your site (DNS)

One CNAME record makes your blog live at blog.yourdomain.com. Step by step for every registrar.

How connecting works (one DNS record, explained simply)
You add one line where you bought your domain. It points blog.yourdomain.com at us. That's all.
48s video guided tour
Add the CNAME at GoDaddy
GoDaddy: Domains > DNS > Add > CNAME.
8 steps
Add the CNAME at Namecheap
Namecheap: Domain List > Manage > Advanced DNS > Add New Record.
7 steps
Add the CNAME at Squarespace, Google Domains, or Wix
Where the DNS screen hides on the site-builder registrars.
4 steps
Add the CNAME at Cloudflare (turn the orange cloud off)
Cloudflare works fine. Set the record to DNS only (grey cloud) so certificates issue cleanly.
6 steps
Check DNS says no record, or points somewhere else
What each message means and the fix.
55s video
Your hosted blog: preview link, sitemap, RSS, robots
Where your articles live, before and after DNS, and the technical extras that come free.
34s video