How to Change the Blogspot Domain

    Blogspot is still one of the favorite choices for those who want to create a Blogspot. According to data owned by the BuiltWith website, currently Blogspot ranks second in the category of blogs in Indonesia.

    This platform is generally preferred because it can be used as a way to create a free website and is easy to use. In addition, Blogspot also provides various Attractive responsive Blogger templates.

    Blogspot has many advantages because we need to buy expensive hosting. The files hosted by Google are free forever and will not be lost even if our domain expires late and is extended by 1 month, the files will still be there forever. Unlike WordPress, the hosting is expensive and not free, and if our domain is renewed 14 days late, the data will automatically be lost forever and we will start all over again entering data one by one and which is very annoying.

    But there is the latest update from Google that since March 20, 2023, subdomains are no longer valid. You can no longer add or manage subdomains that are part of the Sites found on the Sites tab. Any subdomains in your account that are part of the Site will be deleted. this change will not affect ad serving or your earnings.

    Apart from being long and unattractive, using subdomains can reduce the credibility of your blog. Fortunately, you can replace it with a domain name of your own choice. Here, you will learn how to easily change your Blogspot domain.

Table of Content :

I How to Change Blogspot Domain Manually

1. Enter New CNAME in cPanel

1.1. Log in to the member area of your Niagahoster account

1.2. Click the Domain tab and the domain name to use.

1.3. Select the DNS Management tab, then click the Add New Record button.

1.4. In the Record Type column, select CNAME. 

1.5. Click the Save Changes button.

2. Point Domain IP to Google Server IP

3. Overlay Domain to Blogspot

II. Ways to Change Blogspot Domains Automatically

III. Why do you need to use a custom domain on Blogspot?

IV. Let's Replace Your Blogspot Domain with a Custom Domain!

I. How to Change Blogspot Domain Manually

How to change the Blogspot domain name manually is a rather long process, but it's easy to put into practice. Just follow the steps below This:

1. Enter New CNAME in cPanel

The first step is to add a new CNAME to your domain management panel's DNS management. Follow these steps.

1.1. Log in to the member area of your Niagahoster account

1.2. Click the Domain tab and the domain name to use.

1.3. Select the DNS Management tab, then click the Add New Record button.

1.4. In the Record Type column, select CNAME. Then fill in the "Subdomain" column with "www" and the Hostname column with "ghs.google.com".

1.5. Click the Save Changes button.

2. Point Domain IP to Google Server IP

Still on the DNS Management page, you have to click the Add New Record button again. But this time the selected record type is A Record. Add the following 4 A records pointing to the Google IP. If an A record for "mydomain.com" already exists, you must delete the existing A record. After that, enter the following IP addresses one by one in the IPv4 Address field:

216.239.32.21

216.239.34.21

216.239.36.21

216.239.38.21

3. Overlay Domain to Blogspot

For the last stage, do the steps below:

3.1. Login to the Google account used for your Blog.

3.2. Click the Settings menu on the left side of the page.

3.3. In the Publishing section, click the "Custom domain" button.

3.4. Enter your custom domain in the column provided, then click the Save button. Keep in mind that Blogspot cannot use naked domains. Therefore, whatever your domain is, add www in front of it followed by a period before the domain name.

3.5. A statement will appear that you have not succeeded in connecting the domain with Blogspot. Do not worry. The purpose of this step is to display The Cname shown below the message. Cname Blogspot consists of two, named "Name" and "Destination". Copy the two Cname codes and leave this page open.

Sub Domain : 1, Hostname 2

3.6. Return to the DNS Management page in the domain panel. Click the Add new record button and select CNAME as the record type. According to the illustration above, enter the code on the left into the Subdomain field. Then enter the other code into the Hostname column. Click Save changes.

3.7. Reopen the Blogspot settings page and click the Save Record.

3.8. If it still fails, try clicking Save again until it works. The cause of this failure is propagation, which is the process of connecting your domain to the server Blogspot. This process can take up to several minutes.

II. How to Change Blogspot Domain Automatically

There is a shorter way for those of you who buy a domain name at Niagahoster. On Niagahoster, you can easily change your Blogspot to (dot) .COM using the One Click Blogspot Integration feature. Here are the steps:

1. You can immediately start by requesting a CNAME from Blogspot as previously explained.

2. Enter the DNS Management page on the Niagahoster account panel. Click the Custom Blogspot button.

3. A pop-up menu will appear containing the Domain and Value columns. Enter Cname in both fields as in the previous method. After that, click Save changes.

4. Return to the Blogspot settings page and click the Save button.

III. Why Do You Need to Use a Custom Domain on Blogspot?

    Don't rush to follow how to delete a blog on Blogspot. In fact, you can use a custom domain or a domain name that you choose yourself. Following is the reason for using a custom domain:

FLEXIBILITY. Subdomains cannot be moved to other platforms. If one day you decide to switch to a content management system (CMS) like WordPress, an existing blog address cannot be used on the new platform. You will lose if you already have many loyal readers.

    Hard to find on Google. When entering a search keyword on Google, most likely no blog from Blogspot will appear. Therefore, Blogspot is not the right choice if you want your blog to be famous.

    Not professional looking. Blogspot is not the right medium to build a brand. The amount of spam that is done with blogspot.com reduces the credibility of this platform.

    Hard to get backlinks. Backlinks are one way to make your blog easy for Google to find. But with the reasons above, the blog owner or other websites are usually reluctant to provide backlinks if you use Blogspot.

    Can be used to create emails. Domain owners can also create an email account with their blog name behind it, such as aguspurnomo@monitoringoil.com. If used in a business context, of course, the email address makes you look professional.

IV. Let's Replace Your Blogspot Domain with a Custom Domain!

    Blogspot users usually get a blogspot.com subdomain, but you can replace it with a custom domain.

    There are several stages that must be passed in the replacement process, namely entering a new Cname, directing the IP domain to Google's IP server, and connecting the domain to Blogspot.

    Users who buy domains on Niagahoster can also do it in an easier way. You only need to get the Cname from Blogspot and copy it into the Blogspot custom menu in the Niagahoster domain panel.

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    Hope this guide is useful for you. If you have questions, you can leave a comment in the column provided below this article.

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