https://community.squareup.com/t5/Hardware-Setup-Troubleshooting/Who-can-I-use-a-domain-on-my-Weebly-site-after-upgrading-to-the/m-p/823488#M8172 <P>hi, I just purchased the professional plan, upgrading from the free weebly website. what are the next steps, how do i change my website name with the weebly.com to my personalized name without the weebly advertising? Can anyone please assist me on getting this done?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"><EM style="color: #182026;">The title of this post has been edited from the original by a Community Moderator:&nbsp;hi, I just purchased the professional plan</EM></FONT></P> Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:54:59 GMT RoL 2025-11-06T16:54:59Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Hardware-Setup-Troubleshooting/Who-can-I-use-a-domain-on-my-Weebly-site-after-upgrading-to-the/m-p/823488#M8172 <P>hi, I just purchased the professional plan, upgrading from the free weebly website. what are the next steps, how do i change my website name with the weebly.com to my personalized name without the weebly advertising? Can anyone please assist me on getting this done?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"><EM style="color: #182026;">The title of this post has been edited from the original by a Community Moderator:&nbsp;hi, I just purchased the professional plan</EM></FONT></P> Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:54:59 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Hardware-Setup-Troubleshooting/Who-can-I-use-a-domain-on-my-Weebly-site-after-upgrading-to-the/m-p/823488#M8172 RoL 2025-11-06T16:54:59Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Hardware-Setup-Troubleshooting/Who-can-I-use-a-domain-on-my-Weebly-site-after-upgrading-to-the/m-p/823629#M8180 <P>Hey there! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":waving_hand:">👋</span> Congrats on upgrading to the Professional plan — you're officially on your way to having a fully branded website <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":raising_hands:">🙌</span> No more “.weebly.com” in sight!</P><H3><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":wrench:">🔧</span> Here’s How to Connect Your Custom Domain:</H3><OL><LI><P><STRONG>Purchase/Register Your Domain (if you haven’t yet):</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>Go to <STRONG>Website &gt; Domains</STRONG> in your Weebly Dashboard</P></LI><LI><P>Search and purchase a domain directly from Square/Weebly <EM>or</EM> choose “Use a domain you already own”</P></LI><LI><P>If you're using a domain from another provider (like GoDaddy or Google Domains), you’ll just need to update your DNS settings to point to Weebly</P></LI></UL></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Set It as Your Primary Domain:</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>Once your domain is added, go to <STRONG>Website &gt; General Settings</STRONG></P></LI><LI><P>Under <STRONG>Site Address</STRONG>, select your new domain as the <STRONG>primary site address</STRONG> (instead of the yoursite.weebly.com one)</P></LI></UL></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Remove the Weebly Branding Automatically:</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>On the Professional plan, as soon as a custom domain is connected and set as primary, Weebly branding and ads will automatically disappear from your live website</P></LI></UL></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Publish Your Site Again:</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>Don’t forget to click <STRONG>Publish</STRONG> at the top right corner to make sure the changes go live <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":rocket:">🚀</span></P></LI></UL></LI></OL><H3><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":hammer_and_wrench:">🛠</span>️ Bonus Tip:</H3><P>If you're unsure about DNS settings or need help pointing your domain, Square has great support docs, or you can call/chat support directly — they’ll walk you through it step-by-step.</P><P>You’re super close — just a few clicks away from having your clean, professional domain live! Let us know if you run into anything or need extra help <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":blue_heart:">💙</span></P> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:10:27 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Hardware-Setup-Troubleshooting/Who-can-I-use-a-domain-on-my-Weebly-site-after-upgrading-to-the/m-p/823629#M8180 Stacelyn24 2025-11-04T14:10:27Z