Use Custom Domain In Blogger/ Blogspot Without www. (For Godaddy Only)

If you came across with this questions,

1) Blogger/ Blogspot naked domain forwarding problem.

2) How to setup naked domain purchase from godaddy in blogger.

3) I am not able to forward naked domain (without www) to my blogger account using custom domain ?

4) My blog does not work without www in URL, how to solve the issue !!

5) I want to use my domain without www prefix in blogger/ blogspot.

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Setting up a custom domain in Blogger/ Blogspot may be an easy task for you. You just need to follow an instructions made by google that was laid out in HERE. The problem here maybe if you want to use your domain name shorter by dropping the “www” prefix. For example, instead using www.iboring.info, you may just use iboring.info. This may be easier for your visitors and easier to remember. The terms used for this type of domain is “naked domain”.

If you are buying a domain from godaddy to be used as custom domain in blogger/ blogspot, they won’t automatically forward it for you. So your need to manually forward it.

Okay lets start the tutorial,

1) If you are just buying the domain from godaddy, you need to setup it first as mention in the Blogger help page, and do all the setting. Then update your blogger setting here. Then continue to explanation below.

2) Log into GoDaddy and Click Domain Manager
 
You may click whether “View in Domain Manager” or straight to “Advanced Details”. The tutorial here is made if you click “Advanced Details”. If you click “View in Domain Manager”, the interface may be difference

For Example,

3. Find "Total DNS Control" link and click it.

4. Find “A (Host)” and Click on the pencil icon (right side of the page) to edit A record. 

 
5. Enter “@” in Host Name Field & “64.202.189.170” in Points to IP Address field, leave the TTL at 1 hour. 

 

7. After you had done with A (Host) name, click ok and go back to Domain Manager before.

    Go to “Forwarding > Manage” under “Domain Information”.

And you will get pop up like this:

Set it like the image above.

8. After you click “Ok” just sit back and be patient for less than 1 day for your domain to take change. 



That’s all for the tutorial this time. Thanks for reading. If you have any problem, you may ask me.