Connect a Wix domain name

If you own a domain name with Wix, you can use that domain name with your WordPress.com site. This guide will show you how to connect a Wix domain name to your WordPress site on WordPress.com.

Connecting a domain name from Wix is free with any paid WordPress.com plan. Connecting a Wix domain name to your WordPress.com site means:

• Your domain name will show the site you created on WordPress.com, without the WordPress name in the address.
• You will continue to renew the domain name with your registrar (Wix) unless you decide to also transfer the domain to WordPress.com.

1. Starting from your WordPress.com dashboard, navigate to Upgrades → Domains (or Hosting → Domains if using WP-Admin).
2. Click the “Add a domain” button and select “Use a domain I own” from the drop-down menu:

3. Type the domain name you own and click the “Next” button.
4. On the next screen, you will find two options: transfer or connect. Click the “Select” button next to “Connect your domain”. It may take a few moments to be redirected to the next screen.

5. Click the “Start setup” button on the connect screen.

If you have connected multiple domain names to your WordPress.com site, you may be prompted to verify that you own the domain name before starting the setup process.

Wix does not offer an option to update name servers, so you must update the A records (IP addresses) instead. To do that, select the “Advanced setup” option at the bottom of the screen, which will walk you through updating your domain’s A records to point to WordPress.com:

On this page, you will receive the DNS records required for your site. The DNS records are:

• Two A records (IP addresses).
• One CNAME record you will replace or add to ensure the ‘www‘ part of your site address correctly redirects to your WordPress.com site.

You will then log into your Wix account and replace any existing domain name server (DNS) addresses with the A records and CNAME for WordPress.com.

To update your A records on Wix, follow these steps:

1. Log into your Wix Domains Page.
2. Click on the 3-dot icon next to the domain(s) you wish to connect.
3. Click on “Manage DNS records“.
4. Update the values in the first section called A (Host). To do that, click on the “Edit” button that appears when you hover your mouse over each line:

5. Replace the default value with the first A record from your “Advanced Setup” screen on WordPress.com.
6. Select “Save“, then “Continue” to complete your updates.
7. Replace the second default value on Wix with the second A record from your “Advanced Setup” screen on WordPress.com.
8. Delete the third value if present. To do that, click on the three-dot icon and then on the “Delete” option.
9. Head over to the second section, CNAME (Aliases), and click on the “Edit” option.
10. Replace the current default value with your actual domain name (for example yourgroovydomain.com).
11. Select the “Save” option.

Alternatively, you can contact Wix support here to make the DNS changes or help you make them. Here is a sample message you can send to them:

I would like to use my Wix domain with a WordPress.com site. To do this, I need to point my domain’s name servers to the following:

[Add here the A records you see under the Connect Your Domain > Advanced Setup page on WordPress.com]

After changing the name servers, give it time for the change to take effect. After changing the name servers, the domain name might not load right away. It is usually up and running within a few hours, but it can take up to 72 hours for the DNS to fully update across global servers and internet service providers.

To confirm the domain name is connected to your site, try visiting the domain name in a new tab in your browser. If it loads your WordPress.com website, then it’s working! You can also visit Upgrades → Domains (or Hosting → Domains if using WP-Admin) and look under the Status column to the right of your domain name. It should say “Active“, like this:

If it still says “Verifying“, try waiting a few hours before taking the next step. Once you see the status change to Active, then your domain name is connected. If the domain name is still not loading the correct site, you may need to clear your browser’s cache to see the changes.

The final step is to go to Upgrades → Domains (or Hosting → Domains if using WP-Admin) in your WordPress.com account and select your newly-connected domain name as the primary address of the site. See Set a Primary Address for more.