How to Connect a Custom Domain to Your Framer Site

Step 1: Add the domain in Framer

Open your project, go to Site Settings and find the Domains section. Enter your domain, for example yourname.com. Framer then shows the exact DNS records you need to add.

Step 2: Add the DNS records at your registrar

Log in to your registrar, open the DNS settings for the domain and add the records Framer gave you. Copy them exactly. Remove any old records for the same host that point somewhere else, such as a parked page or a previous website builder.

Step 3: Wait and verify

DNS changes can take anywhere from a few minutes to a day or two to spread. Framer checks the records and shows when the domain is connected. HTTPS is set up for you once it is verified.

Step 4: Choose www or not

Pick one main version, either yourname.com or www.yourname.com, and let the other redirect to it. Framer handles this redirect for you. Using one version keeps your search rankings in one place.

Choosing a good domain name

If you have not bought a domain yet, a few minutes of thought now saves a painful change later.

• Keep it short and easy to say out loud.

• Use your name or studio name rather than keywords. Keyword domains rarely help rankings today.

• Prefer .com if it is available. Country domains like .in or .co.uk are a good choice if you work locally. Newer endings like .studio or .design are fine for creative work.

• Avoid hyphens and numbers, which people mistype.

Using a subdomain

You do not have to put your Framer site on your main domain. If your main site lives somewhere else, you can connect a subdomain such as portfolio.yourname.com or blog.yourname.com. The process is the same: add it in Framer’s domain settings and create the DNS record Framer shows you.

How long until Google shows the new domain?

Visitors can use the new domain as soon as DNS has spread. Google takes longer. It usually picks up a new domain within days to a few weeks, depending on how often it crawls your site. Submitting your sitemap in Search Console and linking to the new domain from your social profiles speeds things up.

Protect your domain

• Turn on auto-renew. An expired domain can take your site and email offline, and someone else can buy it.

• Turn on two-factor authentication at your registrar.

• Keep the registrar lock (transfer lock) enabled unless you are moving the domain.

• Use an email address you will always have access to for the registrar account.

Moving from another website builder

If your domain currently points to Squarespace, Wix, Webflow or WordPress, you can switch it to Framer without buying a new one. The order matters:

1. Build and publish the new site on Framer first, using the free framer.website address.

2. List the URLs on your old site and decide where each one should go on the new site.

3. Set up redirects in Framer for any URLs that change, so old links and search rankings carry over.

4. Update the DNS records to the ones Framer gives you.

5. Keep the old site’s plan active for a few days in case you need to check something.

What about email?

Your email and your website are separate. If you use Google Workspace, Zoho or another provider for email on your domain, that runs through MX records, which you do not need to touch. Only change the records Framer asks for. If email stops working after the switch, check that your MX records are still in place.