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How to create a new website with an existing domain name?
There are a few different ways you can do this but the easiest would be to set up your new hosting with your current domain name, upload the website to this hosting (your hosting provider will give you an IP address to use instead of a domain name (until your ready for your new website to go live on the existing domain).
How can I change the name of my website?
Open your Squarespace dashboard and navigate to the home menu. Select ‘Settings’ and next ‘Domains’. Under the heading ‘Built-In Domain,’ click on the domain line. Enter a new Site ID. It will show as the new domain section before the .squarespace.com section of the domain. Next, click on ‘Rename’.
What can I do with my domain name?
You can do a lot of things when you buy a domain name of your own. For example, if you own a domain like “google.com” (which you can’t, since someone has already bought it), you can make “gmail.google.com” point to a different website from (say) “www.google.com”.
How can I forward a domain name to another website?
Go to http://www.networksolutions.com. Select Domain Name Web forwarding. Choose Log in to select a domain from your existing account. Enter your user ID and password, then click Login. Select the domain name you would like to forward, then click Continue with Web Forwarding.
How to redirect old site / domain to new site?
Any old hosting will most likely be cancelled so there are not 2 hosting fees (old site/new site). So we would prefer to use our new site’s account (cPanel) to handle all domains and redirecting. THANKS! This IS overly complex as you’re dealing with different domains in separate accounts with the WP in either the DocumentRoot or a subdirectory.
What should I do when I move my website to a new domain?
We recommend having two backups on hand: one for the actual transfer and one as a “just in case.” For those using a content management system like WordPress, be sure to get backups of both the database and the static files (don’t worry, we’ll help you with both).
Why is my website still using the old dns?
If when visiting your site’s domain in your browser, you are still seeing your old website come up (even hours after the correct DNS settings were entered), it may be that your computer or network is still using the old (cached) DNS information for your site.