Can Shopify domain name be changed? What should I pay attention to when setting it up?

Nowadays, many people choose to do cross-border e-commerce. So it is very important to choose a platform for cross-border e-commerce. There are also many cross-border e-commerce platforms, so there are more choices. Can the Shopify domain name be changed?

1. Can the Shopify domain name be changed?

This is not possible because the domain name when you register is automatically generated by the platform based on your store name, and it is also the main domain name of your store (i.e. myshopify domain name).

The domain name used during registration will be used to log in to your store and identify your account when contacting the platform customer service, so it cannot be modified; even if the store name is changed later, the domain name will not be changed, so everyone must confirm that the store name you filled in when registering is correct.

Regardless of whether you have a custom domain name, the myshopify domain name will always be displayed in your address bar, that is, when buyers visit your online store, this domain name will be displayed.

2. What should I do if I want to change my Shopify domain name?

Although the .myshopify.com URL registered by Shopify cannot be modified, you can purchase a custom domain name through Shopify or other third-party domain name registrars, and then add the custom domain name to Shopify, which means you can set the new domain name as the primary domain name.

You can use your root domain or subdomain as the primary domain, but there can only be one primary domain; assign the primary domain on the domain page in the Shopify backend.

3. Things to note when setting up Shopify’s primary domain name:

1. You need to purchase a domain name through Shopify or a third party

2. In the Shopify backend, add your domain name and all subdomains you want to use for your store

3. You need to set your root domain name and subdomain name.

4. Before setting the primary domain name, please make sure that the domain name status is OK; after the setting is completed, it will take about 4 hours for the newly set primary domain name to take full effect.

Although the domain name registered by Shopify cannot be modified, merchants can reset a primary domain name for their store through other methods. However, the Shopify domain name will always be displayed in the address bar, so you need to purchase it again!

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