Moving a Squarespace domain is straightforward when you understand your options. Here's how to choose the right method:

Moving vs. Connecting

Moving a domain fully integrates it with your Squarespace site, combining billing and permissions. This works for any domain type.

Connecting only works for parked Squarespace domains and keeps billing and permissions separate.

Choose to Move if you want:

• Combined billing for domain and website
• Shared collaborator access
• Access to free domain or Google Workspace offers

Choose to Connect if you want:

• Separate payment methods
• Independent team management
• To keep domain separate from website access

Forwarding vs. Pointing

Forwarding: Visitors see the new site with an updated URL

• Requires: Domain name/subdomain and destination URL
• Best for: Redirecting to any site or specific page

Pointing: Visitors see the new site while URL stays the same

• Requires: Domain name/subdomain plus CNAME or IP address
• Best for: Maintaining original URL appearance

Additional Options:

• Change primary domain while maintaining site
• Transfer domain to another provider
• Create URL redirects for inactive pages
• Set new homepage
• Create and set subdomains
• Set up path forwarding

For Subdomains: Use proper DNS records to direct subdomains to different Squarespace sites. Note that you can't point domains/subdomains to different pages within the same site.

Auto-Redirection: When renaming a site with a new domain, the old domain automatically redirects if it remains connected.

Remember: All changes to domain settings may take 24-48 hours to fully propagate across the internet.

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