Setting up a custom domain
Point your own domain at your Vezstora store.
On Pro and higher plans, you can point your own domain, like shop.yourbrand.com, at your Vezstora store instead of using the default vezstora.com/your-slug address.
On Elite, you don't need to own one already - go to Settings → Plan and request a domain. Vezstora registers it for you at no cost and connects it to your store; you'll get an email once it's live, and none of the DNS steps below apply since Vezstora sets that up on its end.
Subdomain vs. apex domain
A subdomain like shop.yourbrand.com is the easiest setup: add a CNAME record pointing to the address Vezstora gives you. An apex (root) domain like yourbrand.com requires an A record instead, since CNAME records are not allowed at the root of a domain.
Steps
- Buy a domain from a provider such as Namecheap or GoDaddy, if you don't have one yet.
- Go to Settings → Plan & domain, enter the domain and click Connect domain.
- Vezstora shows you the exact record to add, with copy buttons.
- Log in to wherever you manage your domain (your provider's DNS settings) and add that record.
- Come back and click Check again. It usually connects within minutes, and can take up to 48 hours.
After it's live
Once your domain works and has its padlock (https), it becomes your store's main address. Links to your old vezstora.com/your-slug address forward to it automatically, so nothing you've shared breaks, and search engines like Google are told to show your domain.
Connecting a domain doesn't make your store rank higher by itself. Search engines rank your products, descriptions and photos, and links to your store from other sites. What your own domain gives you is that everything you build up counts for your brand's address.