Changing Your Domain

Change Domain Name

If you are changing your primary domain to a different domain and you want to use that new domain on your Good Gallery website, the support team will need to add your new domain to the hostnames file.

Follow these instructions to change your domain name:

1. Sign in to your domain registrar's administrative tools.
2. Locate the management tools used to modify your new domain's DNS Settings.
3. Change your new domain's nameserver settings and point them to your domain registrar's default nameservers.
4. Change the IP Address for your domain to 54.201.219.7. Enter this information in the @ section of your A record.
5. Save the changes to your domain.
6. Send your new domain information to info@goodgallery.com and ask the team to switch your website to the new domain.
7. Good Gallery will make the appropriate changes so your new domain will point to your Good Gallery website. Your old domain will no longer resolve to your Good Gallery website.
8. Sign in to your domain registrar's administrative tools.
9. Activate Domain Forwarding for your old domain and point it to your new website URL (e.g., https://www.example.com).
10. Sign in to your Good Gallery administrator account.
11. Hover your cursor over the Site menu.
12. Under the Your Settings menu heading, choose Site Options.
13. In the Domain Name setting:
    • Enter your new domain in the Desktop text area.
    • Enter your new domain in the Mobile text area.
14. Click the Save Changes button.

Change Domain Registrar

If you would like to transfer your domain to a new domain registrar, Good Gallery recommends GoDaddy for domain registrar services. GoDaddy offers easy-to-use back-end tools for domain name management and great phone support when you need extra assistance.

Alternatively, you can transfer your domain to any other domain registrar.

Transfer Tips

When you transfer your domain to a new registrar, you should add DNS Hosting to your service if that option is presented. This choice indicates that your old domain configuration settings should transfer automatically when you move your domain to your new registrar. When you make this choice, your website will continue operating without pause during the transfer.

For additional information on changing your domain registrar, please contact your new domain registrar or follow their online instructions.

GoDaddy provides online instructions for domain transfers: https://www.godaddy.com/help/transfer-my-domain-to-godaddy-1592