Custom Domains 🌐
Transform your PayRequest shop from a subdomain into a professional branded storefront with your own custom domain. Custom domains enhance your brand credibility, improve SEO rankings, and provide a seamless customer experience.Professional Branding: Custom domains like
shop.yourbusiness.com appear more trustworthy than subdomains and can significantly improve conversion rates.🎯 Why Use Custom Domains?
Custom domains provide substantial benefits for your online business:🏪 Brand Consistency
Professional Appearance
- Match your main website branding
- Consistent customer experience
- Enhanced brand recognition
- Improved customer trust
📈 SEO Benefits
Search Engine Optimization
- Better search rankings
- Domain authority building
- Improved click-through rates
- Enhanced local SEO
🔒 Customer Trust
Security & Credibility
- SSL certificate included
- Professional appearance
- Reduced cart abandonment
- Higher conversion rates
📊 Analytics Integration
Tracking & Insights
- Google Analytics integration
- Unified tracking across domains
- Better attribution data
- Enhanced reporting capabilities
🛠️ Domain Setup Process
Setting up a custom domain is straightforward with PayRequest’s guided configuration:1
Choose Your Domain Strategy
Subdomain Approach (Recommended)
shop.yourbusiness.comstore.yourbusiness.combuy.yourbusiness.com
yourbusiness.com/shopyourbusiness.com/store- Requires additional DNS configuration
2
Configure Domain in PayRequest
Navigate to Shop → Settings → Custom DomainDomain Settings:
- Enter your chosen domain/subdomain
- Enable custom domain usage
- Configure redirect preferences
- Set up SSL certificate (automatic)
3
DNS Configuration
Add DNS records with your domain provider (detailed instructions below)
4
Verification & Testing
- Verify domain connectivity
- Test SSL certificate
- Confirm redirect behavior
- Validate all shop pages
🔧 DNS Configuration Guide
Configure your DNS settings based on your chosen domain strategy:- Subdomain Setup (Recommended)
- Root Domain Setup
- Advanced DNS Setup
For shop.yourbusiness.com:Add a CNAME record with your DNS provider:Example DNS Configurations:Cloudflare:
- Type: CNAME
- Name: shop
- Target: payrequest.app
- Proxy status: DNS only (gray cloud)
- Type: CNAME Record
- Host: shop
- Value: payrequest.app
- Type: CNAME
- Name: shop
- Value: payrequest.app
Important: Ensure proxy/CDN features are disabled initially. You can enable them after verifying the basic setup works.
⚙️ PayRequest Dashboard Configuration
Configure your custom domain settings in the PayRequest dashboard:🧪 Testing & Verification
Ensure your custom domain setup is working correctly:Pre-Launch Testing Checklist
🔍 DNS Verification
Check DNS Propagation:
- Use online DNS checker tools
- Verify CNAME/A record resolution
- Test from multiple geographic locations
- Confirm TTL settings are appropriate
- DNS Checker (dnschecker.org)
- What’s My DNS (whatsmydns.net)
- Dig command-line tool
- Browser developer tools
🔐 SSL Certificate
Certificate Verification:
- Check certificate validity
- Verify domain coverage
- Test HTTPS enforcement
- Validate certificate chain
- Green padlock icon visible
- No certificate warnings
- Proper certificate details
- Mixed content issues resolved
Functional Testing
1
Basic Connectivity
- Access shop homepage via custom domain
- Navigate through product categories
- Test search functionality
- Verify responsive design on mobile
2
Product & Cart Testing
- View individual product pages
- Add products to cart
- Modify cart quantities
- Test custom field inputs
3
Checkout Process
- Complete checkout flow
- Test payment processing
- Verify order confirmation
- Check automated emails
4
SEO & Analytics
- Verify meta tags and structured data
- Test Google Analytics tracking
- Check social media sharing
- Validate sitemap.xml accessibility
🚨 Common Issues & Troubleshooting
DNS Propagation Issues
SSL Certificate Problems
🌟 Advanced Custom Domain Features
Multiple Domain Support
🌍 International Domains
Multi-Country Setup:
- shop.yourbusiness.com (global)
- shop.yourbusiness.nl (Netherlands)
- shop.yourbusiness.de (Germany)
- boutique.yourbusiness.fr (France)
- Localized customer experience
- Improved local SEO rankings
- Country-specific branding
- Regional payment method optimization
🏢 Brand Variations
Multiple Brand Support:
- shop.mainbrand.com
- store.subbrand.com
- marketplace.company.com
- Multi-brand businesses
- Separate product lines
- B2B vs B2C storefronts
- Regional brand variations
Domain-Based Customization
💰 Cost & Performance Considerations
Custom Domain Pricing
PayRequest Pricing: Custom domains are included in all PayRequest plans at no additional cost. You only pay for your domain registration with your chosen domain registrar.
Domain Registration
Annual Costs:
- .com domains: $10-15/year
- .org/.net domains: $12-18/year
- Country TLDs: $15-50/year
- Premium domains: $50-500+/year
SSL Certificates
Included Free:
- Let’s Encrypt certificates
- Automatic renewal
- Wildcard support available
- Multi-domain certificates
Performance Impact
Optimization:
- CDN integration supported
- Caching configuration
- Global edge locations
- Sub-100ms response times
Performance Optimization
1
CDN Configuration
Enable content delivery network for faster global performance
2
Caching Strategy
Configure appropriate cache headers for static resources
3
Image Optimization
Use WebP format and responsive images for faster loading
4
Monitoring Setup
Implement uptime monitoring and performance tracking
📞 Support & Resources
Need help with custom domain setup?DNS Support
Technical Assistance
- DNS configuration help
- Propagation troubleshooting
- Record verification
- Provider-specific guidance
Domain Migration
Migration Services
- Existing domain transfer
- Zero-downtime migration
- SEO preservation
- Redirect management
Performance Optimization
Speed & SEO
- CDN configuration
- Performance auditing
- SEO optimization
- Analytics setup
🎓 Next Steps
Shop Setup
Complete your shop configuration and customize the customer experience
Product Display
Optimize how your products are presented to customers
Checkout Customization
Customize the checkout flow for better conversion rates
Analytics Setup
Set up comprehensive analytics and tracking for your custom domain
Pro Tip: Set up your custom domain early in your shop development process. This ensures all SEO benefits accumulate to your branded domain from day one, and customers become familiar with your professional web presence.