You can use your custom URL with a site on new Google Sites by creating a web address mapping.
Step 1: Check that you own your URL
- Look under 'Properties.'
- If you don’t see your URL, click Add a property.
- If you see your URL, move to Step 2.
- Enter your URL.
- Click Continue.
- Follow the onscreen steps.
- Click Verify.
Note: To use custom URLs, you must be the owner of a site on Google Sites and it must be published. Learn how to publish your Google site.
Step 2: Update your URL on your host site
For your custom URL to map to your site on new Google Sites, you need to create a CNAME entry with your domain host, like Google Domains, GoDaddy, or InMotion.
Note: These steps may be different depending on your host site. For more help, go to your domain host’s help site.
- Go to your domain host.
- Create a new CNAME entry.
- Enter the subdomain name, for example, the 'www' of www.YourURL.com.
- Type in the host name ghs.googlehosted.com. This will point your URL to your Google site.
Step 3: Assign your custom URL
- On your computer, open a site in new Google Sites.
- In the top right corner, click Settings
.
- In the 'Settings' window, go to Custom URLs.
- Enter your custom URL.
- Click Assign.
Tip: You can add up to 5 URLs to your Google site.
Remove a custom URL
- On a computer, open a site in new Google Sites
- At the top, click More
Custom URLs.
- At the right of the URL, click Trash
.
If your custom URL stops working
Your custom URL may stop working if you:
- Delete your Google Site
- Transfer ownership of your site to someone else
- Move your site into a Team Drive
Respond to an error message
If you see the following error messages:
- Invalid DNS: You need to add a CNAME entry. Learn how to point your domain to Google Sites.
- The URL check failed. Please change the URL and try again: Type your custom URL again, and click Assign.
- This isn’t a valid URL: Make sure you typed the full web address with no typos. Your URL must include a subdomain, like 'www'.
- This URL is already in use by another Google service: This site is already being used by another service like Blogger, Classic Sites, or AppEngine. Delete the existing mapping before assigning your URL to a site on Google Sites.
- This URL is already in use by this site: Your custom URL is already linked to this Google Site.
- This URL is missing its certificate: Delete your custom URL and try to assign it again. Learn how to remove the URL.
- This URL is not verified. Please verify your ownership: Learn how to verify your site.
- You’ve reached the maximum number of URLs for this domain: There is a limit of 20 mappings made per week for your URL.