WordPress.com: Verify and Set up Google Workspace

If your domain's website is hosted by WordPress.com, you lot tin can verify your domain and prepare your Google Workspace email at the same fourth dimension.

How to verify

Pace one: Get your unique verification record

  2. ClickContinue to verify your domain with a TXT record.

  3. Wait for your verification lawmaking in the setup tool and clickCopy.

    Shows the Copy button next to the Google Workspace verification code.

Step three: Add the verification record to your domain's DNS records

If you want to verify your domain and ready up Google Workspace e-mail correct now, follow the steps below. If y'all merely desire to verify and set up e-mail later on, choose the steps for calculation a TXT or CNAME record.

Verify your domain and ready Google Workspace e-mail

  1. At the top left of the WordPress site, click My Site.
  2. in the left pane, click Upgrades and then Domains.

    On the left My Site navigation pane, Upgrades > Domains is selected.

  3. Click the domain name that you want to verify.
  4. Click Modify your proper noun servers & DNS records.

    Name Servers and DNS is selected.

  5. Click Google Workspace.
  6. In the text field, paste the TXT record that yous copied in stride ane.

    The TXT verification record is entered into the Google Workspace Verification Token field.

  7. Click Set upward Google Workspace.

    Your domain is verified and the Google Workspace MX records are added to your WordPress domain DNS records.

  8. Continue to pace 4.

Verify your domain with a TXT record

  1. At the height left of the WordPress site, click My Site.
  2. Whorl down and on the left, click Upgrades and then Domains.

    On the left My Site navigation pane, Upgrades > Domains is selected.

  3. Click the domain name that y'all want to verify.
  4. Click Change your proper name servers & DNS records.

    Name Servers and DNS is selected.

  5. Click DNS Records.

    DNS Records is an option under Use WordPress.com Name Servers.

  6. Scroll to the lesser of the page.

    If you run across a alert message nearly irresolute your DNS settings, condone it. Adding the TXT record won't damage your website or DNS settings.

  7. From theType list, select TXT.
  8. Leave the Name field empty.
  9. In the Text field, paste the verification tape that you copied in step ane.

    The Type, Name, and Text fields are shown, as is the Add New DNS Record button.

  10. Click Add together New DNS Record.

    Your verification tape is added.

  11. Continue to step 4.

Verify your domain with a CNAME record

  1. At the top left of the WordPress site, click My Site.
  2. Coil down and on the left, click Upgrades and then Domains.

    On the left My Site navigation pane, Upgrades > Domains is selected.

  3. Click the domain name that you want to verify.
  4. Click Change your proper noun servers & DNS records.

    Name Servers and DNS is selected.

  5. Click DNS Records.

    DNS Records is an option under Use WordPress.com Name Servers.

  6. Scroll to the bottom of the page.

    If y'all see a alarm message almost changing your DNS settings, disregard information technology. Adding the CNAME record won't harm your website or DNS settings.

  7. From theType list, select CNAME.
  8. In the Proper name(Host) field, paste the contents of the Characterization/Host portion of the CNAME tape provided by the Admin panel in step one.
  9. In the Allonym Of(Points To) field, paste the long string of text and numbers from the Destination/Target portion of the CNAME record provided by the Admin console in step 1.

    The Type, Name, and Alias Of fields are completed and the Add New DNS Record button is selected.

  10. Click Add together New DNS Record.

    Your verification record is added.

  11. Proceed to stride 4.

Pace 4: Tell Google Workspace to cheque your verification lawmaking

  2. Click Continue.

  3. Scroll to the bottom of the next folio and click Verify my domain.

Important! Information technology might take boosted fourth dimension for your registrar to publish the verification lawmaking. If the Google Workspace setup tool gives yous an fault message, wait an hour before you lot try again.

In extreme cases, it tin take upwardly to 48 hours for your registrar to publish your verification code.

Next steps

  1. Return to the Google Workspace setup tool, where you lot can:
    • Add other users to your account.
    • Activate Gmail for your organization.
  2. Review the quick kickoff guides to continue setting up Google Workspace for your organization.


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