Once your website content is ready and you have hit publish, the most common questions are: "Which URL should people use to find my site?" and "How do I handle URLs and the site when I redesign, move, or take a break?"
You don't need to be a network engineer. Every article uses simple, real-world analogies to help you build a conceptual foundation before guiding you through the steps in your dashboard.
What will this category help you achieve?
We have organized our features into five parts, following the journey from "going live for free on day one" to "long-term brand management":
Go live instantly with a free URL: Every website comes with a built-in yourname.kanorio.com free URL. No purchase or DNS setup is required, and it includes an automatic HTTPS security lock. Once published, you can share it with customers and friends immediately.
Evaluate and acquire a custom brand domain: Learn when it is time to switch to a custom domain like yourbrand.com, understand the relationship between root domains and www, and choose whether to search and purchase directly through Kanorio (with automatic DNS and certificate configuration) or connect a domain purchased from another provider.
DNS and SSL certificate troubleshooting: If your external domain shows "Waiting for DNS to take effect" or the security lock is missing, use the built-in smart diagnostic panel in your dashboard to understand the cause and resolve it quickly.
Old URL and path redirects (301/302): When moving from an old site, changing a page path, or setting up a short URL for a campaign, automatically redirect old paths to new pages to preserve your search rankings and existing traffic.
Unpublishing, archiving, deleting, and transferring ownership: Learn the safe and correct ways to temporarily close a site after a campaign, hand it over to a team member, or permanently remove it.
Confirm what you want to do first
Your Situation
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I just built my website and want to know how to name my free subdomain and if I can change it later
I want to switch to a custom brand domain (e.g., yourbrand.com) but am still deciding where to buy it and how to plan it
I don't have a domain yet and want to search and purchase one directly in Kanorio to have DNS and security certificates set up automatically
I have already purchased a domain from a provider like GoDaddy, Namecheap, or Cloudflare and need to connect it to Kanorio
I have added a custom domain, but it keeps showing "Awaiting DNS" and is missing the padlock icon or showing error messages
I migrated from an old website or changed page URLs and am worried about visitors hitting 404 errors on old links
I want to temporarily take my site offline, transfer management to a colleague, or delete my website
How many URLs can a website have? (Domain auto-redirect vs. Path redirect)
Every Kanorio website includes a free URL and allows you to bind your own custom domain after upgrading to the Pro or Business plan (up to 1 for Pro, up to 5 for Business).
Once your primary custom domain is verified and shows "Active," the system automatically handles "Domain-level 301 permanent redirects" in the background:
When visitors open the original yourname.kanorio.com free URL → Automatically 301 redirects to your primary custom domain (preserving the page path).
When visitors open other secondary custom domains you have bound (e.g., binding both .com and .co) → Automatically 301 redirects to your primary custom domain.
If the domain is purchased directly through Kanorio with DNS managed by the platform, visitors entering www.yourbrand.com will also automatically 301 redirect to yourbrand.com (without using up an extra custom domain slot).
This "domain-level auto-redirect" requires no manual setup, ensuring all visitors and Google search engines are consolidated on a single official URL. For "redirecting an old path /about-us.html to a new path /about within the same site," this is a path redirect—please see .
How is this different from other categories?
To ensure each article focuses on solving one specific task, related topics are covered in other categories:
Publishing your site for the first time: Includes pre-publish content checks, setting up a free subdomain, and the full steps to hit "Publish." See .
Saving drafts and publishing updates: Includes why changes might not appear immediately on the live site and how to publish individual blog posts. See .
Registering your site with Google and checking keyword rankings: After your domain is active or you have switched your primary domain, go to "SEO › Settings" to submit with one click. See .
Setting up a "Custom Sender Domain" for store and marketing emails: If you want system-generated confirmation emails, newsletters, and order notifications to appear as coming from @yourbrand.com, go to "Site Settings › Email." See .
Full feature and pricing differences by plan: See .
Quick tips before you start
Going live with a free URL on day one is perfectly fine: You don't need to wait until you have purchased a domain to publish your site. Start testing with a free URL; when you add a custom domain later, the old free URL will automatically redirect, so you won't lose any accumulated traffic.
If you already have a company email, do not delete mail records or change nameservers: If your domain is currently used for company email (e.g., Google Workspace, Microsoft 365), you only need to adjust the CNAME record when connecting your domain. Please ensure you keep existing MX, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records and do not change the entire set of Nameservers, or you will stop receiving emails.
Do not "remove and re-add" your domain while waiting for DNS to take effect: It is normal for DNS changes to take time to propagate globally. Repeatedly removing and re-adding your domain will trigger a 10-minute security cooldown and cause global nodes to re-sync, extending downtime. To check progress, click "Check now" on the panel.
Unpublishing a site ≠ Canceling subscription; Deleting a site ≠ Canceling domain renewal: Websites, domains, and subscription plans are independently managed assets. Please refer to to understand the billing impact before taking action.
Articles in this category
- Learn the naming rules for xxx.kanorio.com free subdomains, how to unlock renaming in "Site Settings › Domains," and the auto-redirect relationship with custom domains.
- Understand the two-layer architecture of ownership and website service, deciding between platform purchase or external connection, root domains vs. www, plan quotas, and switching primary domains.
- Searching and buying domains on Kanorio, 8 key benefits and security protections, English registrant data and ICANN email verification, and managing DNS/Nameservers/renewals/recovery/transfers.
- Connecting externally purchased domains to Kanorio via CNAME, using the dashboard's smart diagnostic drawer, and mastering common settings for various domain providers with support templates.
- Use the 8 automatic diagnostic messages in the "DNS Settings" drawer to quickly resolve issues like Cloudflare orange clouds, unsupported A records, host conflicts, and SSL certificate delays.
- Setting up 301 permanent and 302 temporary redirects for single pages or entire sections, preserving sub-paths, and understanding redirect priority and loop protection.
- Comparing hiding pages, unpublishing, deleting (60-day recoverable archive period), and transferring site ownership.
Recommended reading order
When you first create your site, read to share it publicly for the first time.
When you are ready to switch to a branded domain, read to confirm your direction, then choose one of the two options:
If you haven't bought a domain yet: Read to complete registration and automatic binding on the platform.
If you have already bought a domain elsewhere: Read and follow the "DNS Settings" drawer to complete the setup; if you get stuck, refer to .
If you are moving from an old site or have modified the path of a live page, read .
When you need to pause your site, hand it over to a colleague, or end a project later, refer to .
