Wix Domains and domain name changes
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Summary:
Wix supports both domains/URL's under the Wix.com domain. eg wix.com/xxx/xxxx and connecting to your own domain. You can change and update both your Wix and your own domains. You'll find details for how to change Wix domains AND your own domains below.
Wix domains
How can I change my Wix URL?
When you create a site with Wix you will get a URL (You can find this URL by Publishing it, or rolling over your Wix in My Account > View and copying the URL.
The structure of a Wix URL is: Wix.com/username/documentname. You can change both your document name and your username.
If you would like to have your OWN domain name eg www.mydomain.com you can do so really easily with Wix premium upgrades. You'll find all the information here.
If you wish to change your Wix URL:
1/ To change your username: in My Account > click ‘Setting’ tab and create a new username. Please remember this for your login information as well.
2/ To change your document name: Open your Wix site in the editor (My Account >rollover click edit). Then click on "File" -> "Save As".
Then you'll find two identical websites in your My Acccount, one with the new name and one with the old. You can delete the spare one (if you want) and you're done.
How do I move a Wix I created in one account into a different one?
1. Simply go to My Account > rollover your Wix & click edit.
2. Once the editor is open with the required site
- leave it open
3. Go back to Wix.com > My Account and log out. (top right hand corner)
4. Then in the editor go to File > Save as. A sign up-log in box will open. Enter the username and password of the new account and then Save.
You Wix site will appear in the My Account of the other user.
P.S. If you want to use your own domain eg www.myname.com, please check out our premium upgrade options: www.wix.com/upgrade/website .
I've published my Wix site. How do I find my Wix site/document URL ?
You you can find Wix URL by going to My Account > rollover over your Wix and click "View".
Then cut and paste the section before the "?" that looks like this:
www.wix.com/yourusername/yourdocname
Your own domain: Connecting/Using your own domain with your Wix site
How to connect to your own domain
You'll find step-by-step instructions here: http://support.wix.com/index.php/Connect_your_domain
You'll also find guides to connecting to GoDaddy, Network Solutions & Yahoo! domains
- and how to connect your domain to other domain name registrars.
How to use an alternate domain or correct a typo?
You'll find information here: http://support.wix.com/index.php/Premium_Domain_Change
Can I connect more than one domain to one Wix site/document?
At the moment, you can only connect one domain (URL) to each Wix site.
But don't fear there is a simple solution if you do own more than one domain (for example: www.domain.com and www.domain.co.uk):
Step 1. Upgrade your Wix site (if you haven't already) and follow the steps to connecting your domain with 1 of your URLs e.g. www.domain.com.
You'll find instructions for how to do this here: http://support.wix.com/index.php/Connect_your_domain
Step 2. Once that domain is connected to your Wix site you simply ask your hosting company to point all your other domains (e.g. www.domain.co.uk) to the first domain. (www.domain.com)
That way only one domain will be pointing directly to your Wix site and all other domains will point to the domain that is connected to Wix.
