How to Use Namecheap Domain as custom domain in Blogger

In order to set your domain to your Blogger account, you need to take several simple steps:

  1. Set your domain within your     Blogger account.
    Once you login to your Blogger account you need to click on Settings tab and chooseBasic
  2. Then you will need to click on Add a custom domain button under Blog Addressfield in Publishing section:
Once this is done, you will see a field to put your domain name in. Input the domain name with www prefix  and click Save button
Note: blogs are not to be placed on bare domains (like yourdomain.com), so you need  for example, www.yourdomain.com or blog.yourdomain.com
Once the page refreshes, you will see two CNAME records which should be created in your domain’s Zone File
then click Manage Domainson the drop-down menu;

- Click on the domain itself (please make sure to click on the domain, not just check box next to it);
- Click All Host Records in the left-hand menu. (Note! If you do not have All Host Records option for your domain, this means your domain is pointed to third party nameservers and you need to contact your hosting provider to create these settings).
In the www field you put ghs.google.com and choose CNAMEas a record type from the drop-down menu.
- Enter the value listed under NameLabelor Host field  in “Host Name” field, verification string (xxxxxxxxxxxxx.domainverify.googlehosted.com.) listed underDestinationTarget, or Points To field  in “IP Address/URL” field and select CNAME from the “Record type”  drop-down menu under “Subdomains Settings”
On the blanks at the center next to the domain entries, type four Google IP addresses:
  • 216.239.32.21
  • 216.239.34.21
  • 216.239.36.21
  • 216.239.38.21
To the right of these four IP entries, pick A (Address) from the dropdown menus for each of the IP entries. Click Save Changes.
Go back to Blogger and on the drop down menu, click Settings.
On the Publishing>Blog Address section, click on Add a Domain and then click on “Switch to advanced settings“.
On the blank, type your full domain address/URL including the www.
Click save. Wait a few hours for the setup to take effect.
That’s it. You’re ready to roll.

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