Mapping your CloudFlare domain to Placester [Codeless]

Katherine Ramirez Updated by Katherine Ramirez

This article will walk you through how to map your GoDaddy domain.

Mapping is the process of replacing your existing Placester domain with a custom one you have purchased from a third party provider. Placester always recommends that you map your domain rather than forward it. To find out more about the difference between mapping and forwarding click here. 

In order to take care of mapping your GoDaddy domain to your Placester site, you will need to change both your A-Record (IP address) and CNAME (hosting platform) to Placester specific settings.   

Having Cloudflare map your Domain

If you are going to have Domain.com take care of domain mapping for you. You will want to provide them with the following settings for pointing your site to Placester.

1. Forwarding: OFF

2. Nameservers: Set to DEFAULT

3. A-Record: 184.169.141.142

4. CNAME: domains.myrealestateplatform.com

After this is done move down to the bottom of the document and follow the instructions for your Placester site.

Mapping your Cloudflare domain on your own

First, go to https://dash.cloudflare.com/login and log in to your account.

If you're having trouble logging in and think you might need to reset your password, click Forgot your password? or contact Cloudflare support.

Once you log in to your Cloudflare dashboard and click websites.

This will bring you to a page where you can see your domains. Just click on your domain name so you'll be redirected to the page where you can see DNS records.

Click DNS records:

Domain Settings

Cloudflare Nameservers

The nameservers must be set to default settings. This will look similar to:

Cloudflare automatically assigns nameservers to a domain and these assignments cannot be changed. For more details, refer to Nameserver assignments.

Step 1: Change A record

By default, the A-Record is usually pointing to a different IP address than Placester's with the host * Edit the existing Arecord and add the following:

  • Points To: 184.169.141.142
  • Host: @
  • TTL: 1 hour

Once done, click the Save button.

Step 2: Change Cname

By default, the CName with the host www is usually pointing to @. This is the CName that you'll need to change. There might be a few other CNames with different hosts that you can leave alone. Click the edit button and add the following data:

Host: www

  • Points To: domains.myrealestateplatform.com
  • TTL: 1 hour

Step 3: Go to Placester.com

Once you’ve completed these settings, log in at placester.com to access the back end of your site and complete the final step for domain mapping. 

On your Customizer Dashboard click the three dots next to Edit Site.

This will bring you to the Custom Domain slide-out.

Custom Domain Slide Out

When you first click on the Custom Domain slide out you will see that the default domain that was provided when your site was created is selected. You’ll want to select Custom Domain to add your Custom Domain.

Within the custom domain section, add the custom domain that you're looking to use. Use only lowercase letters, and be sure to include “www” when adding in your URL. Example: www.placester.com

Then click save.

Troubleshooting

If you've made all of these changes and are finding that your site still isn't loading, here are some potential causes: 

1. Caching: You have a cached copy of the site on your browser. Try clearing your cache, using a new browser or testing the site on a mobile device.

2. Propagation: DNS adjustments take longer to propagate with certain domain registrars. We like to test and make sure everything has propagated using www.WhatsMyDNS.com.

3. Errors in Site Settings > Custom Domain: make sure that you included the www before the custom domain and you didn't use any capital letters. Otherwise, the site will not load.

Pro Tip: DNS Tools

Here are some DNS tools that we recommend: 

- Use WhoIs.com to find out where a domain is registered and the status of a domain

- Use WhatsMyDNS.net to check the current DNS records of a domain

Need More Help?

For questions, concerns or feedback, please chat with our team:https://app.placester.com/chat

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