How to Connect Your Namecheap Domain to Blogger (Blogspot)?

 If you're finally getting your custom domain instead of Blogspot, this guide will help you correctly connect your Namecheap domain to Blogger.

Table Of Contents

• 1. How to Connect Namecheap Domain to Blogger?
• 2. How to Migrate Your Website on GSC
• 3. What is a Domain Name Registrar?
• 4. What Is Namecheap?
• 5. Why Choose Namecheap

How to Connect Your Namecheap Domain to Blogger (Blogspot)?

Assuming that you've already purchased your domain name, let's get into it:

First, head to Blogger:

- Click on "Settings"

- Under "Publishing" Click on "Custom Domain"

- Enter your custom domain starting with "www." 

- You will see this red text. 

Keep the tab open and head to your Namecheap account.

- Click on "Domain List"

- Click on "Manage"

- Select "Advanced DNS"

- Click on "ADD NEW RECORD"

- Add the two records underlined in green above.

In our example, it's the following:

• Type: CNAME RECORD
• Host: www 
• Value: ghs.google.com

• Type: CNAME RECORD
• Host:sx2ehczhejba
• Value: gv-j747ejzloq6nhi.dv.googlehosted.com

Back to Blogger:

- Click "Save" 

- Enable HTTPS

And you're done!

How to Redirect Your Old Blog to Your New Custom Domain on Google Search Console?

- Create a New Google Search Console Property with your new domain (make sure to add the www.)

- On your old Blogspot property, select "Settings"

- Select "Change of Address"

- Enter your new domain

Add A New Sitemap

- On your new Google Search Console property, head to "Sitemaps"

- Enter your sitemap (www.yourblog.extension/sitemap.xml)

- Furthermore, make sure to update your robots.txt on Blogger and replace your old sitemap with this one.

If you don't have a robots.txt, copy and paste this code adding your sitemap:

User-agent: Mediapartners-Google

Disallow:

User-agent: *

Disallow: /

Allow: /

Sitemap: https://www.yourblog.extension/sitemap.xml