Setting up a custom domain

What you get

Instead of `wemu.co/p/yourslug`, visitors land on your own domain — `shop.acme-cafe.com` or `book.serenity-spa.com`. Better for brand trust, SEO, and sharing.

Prerequisites

• Pro Storefront add-on active ($19/mo)
• A domain you own — from Google Domains, Namecheap, GoDaddy, Porkbun, Cloudflare Registrar, etc.
• Access to your domain's DNS — most registrars give you a DNS dashboard

Custom domains don't have to be top-level (`acmecafe.com`) — subdomains are perfect and usually easier (`shop.acmecafe.com`, `book.acmecafe.com`).

Set it up

### Step 1 — Tell Wemu your domain

1. Enter the exact domain you want to use (e.g. `shop.acmecafe.com`)
2. Tap Save
3. Wemu shows you a CNAME target — usually `pages.wemu.co`

### Step 2 — Point your domain at Wemu

Go to your registrar's DNS dashboard and add a CNAME record:

| Type | Host | Value | TTL |

|------|------|-------|-----|

| CNAME | shop (or @ for root) | pages.wemu.co | Auto / 300 |

Save. DNS propagation takes 5-60 minutes.

### Step 3 — Verify

Back in Wemu, tap Verify. Once DNS resolves to us, we:

• Issue a free SSL certificate via Let's Encrypt (auto-renews)
• Switch your public storefront to serve from your custom domain
• Redirect the old `wemu.co/p/yourslug` URL to your domain (for SEO)

Root domains (e.g. `acmecafe.com`)

Some registrars don't allow CNAME on the root. Two workarounds:

• ALIAS / ANAME record — Cloudflare, DNSimple, Namecheap Premium support this; use the same `pages.wemu.co` value
• A record — ask us in chat for the IP addresses; note these change occasionally so CNAME/ALIAS is preferred

HTTPS

Automatic. We issue the cert within 5 minutes of DNS verification, and renew every 60 days. If you see a browser SSL warning 24+ hours after setup, contact support.

Subdomain recommendations

• `shop` — general commerce
• `book` — appointment-heavy businesses
• `menu` — cafés and restaurants
• `store` — retail

Pick one and stick with it — changing the subdomain later breaks backlinks and SEO.

Disconnecting

Settings → Storefront → Advanced → Remove custom domain. Your storefront reverts to the `wemu.co/p/yourslug` URL within 5 minutes. The cert is revoked; clean up the DNS record at your registrar.