Use a custom domain for your site

Tip: To use a custom domain from your work or school account, contact your administrator.

You can use a custom domain for a site published on new Google Sites. Using a custom domain can make it easier for people to find and remember your site with a web address like www.yourdomain.com.

Important: Only the owner of a site can connect it to a domain. Learn more about how to change the site owner.

Set up a custom domain

1. Go to Settings.
2. Click Custom domains.
3. Click Start setup.
4. Enter your domain.

If you are prompted to verify ownership, skip the remaining steps in this section and follow the instructions later in this page. Then try again.

5. Click Next.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions to connect to a third-party domain registrar.
   • These steps may be different depending on your registrar. For more help, go to your domain registrar’s help resources.
7. Click Done.

Important: You can connect up to 5 custom domains to 1 site. It may take up to 48 hours for changes to your domain to become visible on the Internet.

Purchase a domain

You can purchase a new domain for Google Sites through a Google Workspace plan.

1. On your computer, open new Google Sites.
2. In your site, click Publish Try Google Workspace.
   • Or, you can click Settings Custom domains Try Google Workspace.
3. Continue to purchase your Workspace subscription.
   • Tip: The default subscription plan is Business Standard. Learn more about Google Workspace plans.
4. On the onboarding 'Discover' page, under 'Import your Google site to Workspace', click Show me how.
5. To import and connect your new domain, follow the on-screen steps.

Learn how to purchase a domain when you sign up for Google services.

Import your site to your new Workspace account

When you subscribe to a Google Workspace plan, you can import your sites from your consumer account to the new Workspace account for more control, like linking to your custom domain.

1. On your computer, sign in with your personal account.
2. Open the site you want to connect to your Workspace account.
3. Make your new Workspace account an editor of the site.
4. Sign in to your new Workspace account.
5. To create a copy of the site, at the top right, click More Make a copy.
   • After you duplicate a site to your Workspace account, you can use the Admin console to control your domain and site.
   • As an admin, learn how to map a new URL to a site in Google Sites.

Use a domain previously managed by Google Domains

If you previously integrated a Google Domain with new Sites or classic Sites, your domain will continue to be linked to your Google Site. To make an edit, you will need to verify ownership of your domain.

How do I link a Google Site to a domain previously purchased by Google Domains?

To connect your domain to Google Sites, you will need to verify ownership of your domain.

What happens if I use new Sites and want to make changes to an existing Google domain?

If you use new Sites with a linked custom domain and want to make updates, you will need to verify ownership of your domain.

Caveats

Fonts type	Description	Support in Google domains	Support in custom domains
Google Fonts	You can access a large library of open-source web fonts at scale through Google Fonts. These fonts are compatible with all browsers. Google Fonts hosts: Google corporate typefaces Open Sans and Roboto Over 600 other designs	All Google fonts are supported on all domains.
Web-safe fonts	Site viewers who use Microsoft and Apple operating systems can find a small selection of web safe fonts. Site viewers who use ChromeOS, Android and other operating systems that don't have these web-safe fonts installed can find alternative fallback fonts on sites with customised URLs.	This is operating system specific. If they're used on the site, your device’s supported web safe fonts show. Otherwise, alternative fonts are used regardless of the domain used to access the site.
Additional third-party fonts	Site editors can select additional fonts that are also available in Google Docs and Slides, even if they aren't listed in Google Fonts. These fonts are licensed to Google for use on Google’s domains, but don't work with customised URLs.	Supported: These fonts are licensed to be used with Google Domains.	Not supported: If your device's operating system supports them, it falls back to the web-safe fonts. Otherwise, it falls back to alternative fonts.

Google Groups embeds

Google Groups embedded in Google Sites that have been published to a custom domain will not render properly.

Google Account authentication

Other features that depend on Google Account authentication may not work since a custom domain mapped site is no longer hosted on sites.google.com and cookies for *.google.com are not sent.

Sharing settings

Your site must be shared with the world for published viewers, or it will redirect to the sites.google.com URL for your site.

Verify ownership of your domain

1. Go to Google Search Console.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Add property or Search property.
3. Click Add property.
4. In the Domain (not URL prefix) option, enter the domain you want to verify. For example, mydomain.com.
5. Click Continue.
6. Follow the instructions for 'Any DNS Provider'.
7. Copy the TXT record that Google Search Console provides and add it to your DNS records.
8. After you’ve added the TXT record to your DNS records, click Verify.

Remove a custom domain

1. Go to Settings.
2. Click Custom domains.
3. Click the trash icon next to the domain you want to remove.
4. When prompted, click Delete to confirm.

Respond to an error message

If you see one of the following error messages, here are suggestions for troubleshooting:

• Invalid DNS: You need to add a CNAME entry. Learn how to point your domain to Google Sites. If you have already updated your DNS, wait 24-48 hours and try again.
• 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.

Changes can take up to 48 hours but typically happen more quickly. Learn more

If your custom domain stops working

Your custom domain may stop working if you:

• Delete your Google Site
• Transfer ownership of your site to someone else
• Move your site into a Team Drive

Related resources

• Invite others to edit your site
• Publish & share your site
• Domain management sharing
• Get custom email and more with Google Workspace