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When you connect your main domain to WanderOS, that domain will point to your new WanderOS site instead of your previous website. Wait until you are ready to go live before making the switch.

Choose the option that fits your website setup.

Use your main domain when WanderOS will replace the website currently hosted at that address.

Once connected, visitors to your main domain will see your WanderOS site instead of your previous website.

Use a subdomain such as book.yourbrand.com when you want to keep your existing main website and use WanderOS specifically for direct bookings.

Once the subdomain is live, update the booking links on your existing website so guests are directed to your WanderOS booking site.

You can also launch using the WanderOS site address available for your website and connect a custom domain later.

Complete the same launch-readiness checks regardless of which address you use.

Before changing your domain, confirm that:

If a launch-critical issue remains unresolved, keep your existing domain unchanged until it is resolved.

Connecting your domain is designed to leave existing business email records in place.

However, DNS providers can apply changes differently. If connecting the domain requires a nameserver change, your email records will need to be recreated.

If you use email addresses on the domain you are connecting, confirm your email setup with your Launch Specialist before making the change.

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If WanderOS is replacing an existing website, redirects help visitors and search engines reach the correct pages when an old URL changes.

Redirect planning should already have started while your WanderOS site was being built. Before connecting your domain, review important existing URLs and make sure they lead to the appropriate pages on your new site.

You can use the WanderOS AI site editor to create redirects for URLs on a domain WanderOS controls.

Open the AI site editor and enter a prompt such as:

Redirect this old URL to the new URL: [old URL] → [new URL]

Review the change to confirm that the old URL points to the intended destination.

WanderOS cannot create a redirect for a domain controlled by another provider.

For example, if an old booking or property URL is hosted on a PMS-owned domain, WanderOS cannot redirect that URL from within your WanderOS site.

Check whether the provider supports forwarding or redirects from the old URL.

If the provider does not support redirects, update important links that you control so they point directly to your new WanderOS pages.

This may include links on:

A list mapping an old URL to a new URL does not create a working redirect. The redirect must be configured on the domain where the old URL is hosted.

When your site and booking setup are ready:

If the guided connection cannot connect your domain provider, stop and contact Wander Support rather than making unverified DNS changes.

Avoid repeatedly disconnecting and reconnecting your domain while troubleshooting.

Domain changes can take time to become visible.

When your custom domain is successfully connected and ready, you will receive an email with the subject: “Your Custom Domain ([domain]) Is Now Active”

This email confirms that your custom domain is active and your WanderOS site is bookable at that address!

Once you receive the email, open your live website and complete your final launch checks.

If your custom domain remains Pending or your website does not load:

Avoid repeatedly disconnecting and reconnecting your domain.

Contact Wander Support if you see an explicit error, certificate warning, email interruption, or a previously working website becomes unavailable.

When contacting Support, include the exact domain, a screenshot of the issue, and the approximate time you completed the connection.

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Review your site on the connected domain as a guest.

Confirm that:

If you use business email on the same domain, also confirm that your email continues to work after the domain change.