Squarespace, Inc. is an American website building and hosting company based in New York City. It provides software as a service for website building and hosting, and allows users to use pre-built website templates and drag-and-drop elements to create and modify webpages.
This details how to purchase a domain name on Squarespace (formerly Google Domains).
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Visit the domains dashboard page on a web browser. Log into your Squarespace account if you have not already.
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Click the Get A Domain button.
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In the Domain Name Search page, use the provided search bar to look for a domain name.
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From the list of available domains, add a domain name of your choice to your cart by clicking its corresponding Add to cart button. Click the Checkout button once it has been added.
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In the Registration Term page, expand the Term length dropdown and select the duration of your domain registration (i.e.
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In the Registration page, fill in all the required fields and click the Save and Continue button.
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In the Review order page, review all of the billing details and order summary. Click the Confirm Payment button to complete the order.
This details how to update the authoritative nameserver for a domain.
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Visit the domains dashboard page on a web browser. Log into your Squarespace account if you have not already.
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From the Domains list, select the domain you wish to update.
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On the left-hand side of the selected domain view, expand the DNS group and navigate to the Domain Nameservers section.
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Click the Use Custom Nameservers button if the domain was using the default Squarespace nameservers, otherwise, click the Update Nameservers button.
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In the Update nameservers form, click the Add Nameserver button to add any additional nameserver field and fill in all of the fields with the intended nameservers.
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Click the Save button to save the changes.