These are the steps for how to manually connect your domain to your Showit site if you are using Wix as your domain registrar.

If you need to add or migrate a blog to your Showit site, you can find out how to do that here:

To get started you'll want to log in to your Wix account, where you have purchased your domain. After you've logged in, select your name in the upper right corner and choose the Domains option in the drop down.

Next you should see the view below.

Select the 3 dots next to your domain to drop down the navigation menu then select: Manage DNS Records.

Or, find them in your Account by following these steps:

1). Click your name in the lower left corner of the Showit Design App
2). Choose Manage Account
3). Click Your DNS Records below your domain

This will take you to your domains screen within Showit. Under Your DNS Records are the DNS record values that you will want to apply within your Hover account.

You can work with your Wix customer support to do apply your records by giving them a screenshot of the record values you find in your Showit Account, or reference the instructions below for setting these records in your Wix account.

Once you have clicked to Manage DNS Records, you will see a screen that looks like something like this.

1). A Records

You may already have an A Record with your domain listed here. If you do, select the 3 dots to the right to edit the A Record and update the IP address to the value found in your unique DNS records value found in your Showit account.

If you don't have any A Records listed simply select: + Add Record

Leave the Host name section blank as this will default to your domain name.

For the Value enter your unique DNS records value found in your Showit account.

2). CNAME Records

You may already have an CNAME Record here as well with your domain, be sure the Host name is: www (yourdomain) (as shown above)

and the value contains: (yourdomain) (as shown above)

If the www CNAME is showing a different VALUE you can edit the record by selecting the 3 little dots to the right and adding in (yourdomain)

3). Nameservers

Lastly, you'll want to ensure that the Nameservers are set to Wix nameservers as shown below. If these nameservers are not set to Wix please contact our support team as we can help resolve the issue.

Once you have set up your DNS records, the changes that were made may not update immediately. While these changes can happen in a matter of minutes or hours, it can take up to 48 hours to fully propagate throughout the internet worldwide. So if you aren't seeing it live right away, give it another few hours, and refresh the page.

If you aren't sure that your DNS records have been set correctly in your registrar, you can check in your Showit Account.

On your Domains screen, click on the button that says Check Site.

This refresh can be used once every 5 minutes to run a check on your DNS records. If your records have a green note next to them, they are set correctly. If the note is yellow or red, some changes might still need to be made to your records.

If you are certain that you've set your records correctly, but you're still seeing errors after checking your site, your DNS records might still be updating. See Propagation.

Once your DNS records have been set within your domain registrar, you will need to have an SSL set for your site in order for it to be secure. Your SSL will be set differently depending on what subscription you have with Showit.

If you do not have a blog included with your Showit subscription and you have just finished setting your DNS records within your domain registrar, you can set your SSL within your Showit Account.

To do so, simply navigate to your Showit Account and then click on the Domains option in the top right corner.

On your Domains screen, click on the button that says Check Site.

This Check Site button will run a new check to see if your DNS records have been set correctly, and if they have, it will automatically apply your SSL to your site!

If you have either the Basic or the Advanced Showit Blog Subscription and your blog has been set up, your DNS records have been set and have had time to propagate, your SSL should automatically set itself.

Occasionally, something may happen to prevent your SSL from properly setting, or you may receive a 1001 error message when you try to load your site. If this happens, don't worry! We've got your back. Reach out to the Showit Support Team and request that they set your SSL or clear that 1001 error for you.