Setting Up a Subdomain for Funnels and Websites for Domains Purchased Outside of FG Funnels

This is specifically for domains that were not purchased in FG Funnels. If you purchased your domain within FG Funnels and want to set up a subdomain, visit the article, Setting Up a Subdomain for Funnels and Websites for Domains Purchased within FG Funnels.



Note: If you are connecting a subdomain to your FG Funnels account and have an existing website on your root domain (yourdomain.com). It is not possible to connect just a subdomain to Cloudflare - however, you can still connect a subdomain to your FG Funnels account directly via a CNAME record in your domain's registrar/host (i.e. GoDaddy, Google Domains, SiteGround, BlueHost, etc) where the domain is currently managed. Hosts like GoDaddy that support the Domain Connect Feature will work just like the above.

If you would prefer or are prompted to input the records manually, you can follow the instructions in the next section to add the record manually.

  1. Navigate to Settings -> Domains. Select Connect Domain button in the upper right hand corner.

    Connect Domain Button

  2. When the Connect Domain screen appears, enter your subdomain and root domain so the whole full subdomain is listed. Click continue.

    Add subdomain and click continue

  3. Within the popup that appears, select Continue.

    Popup with Continue

  4. The next screen you will see will list your domain registrar and ask you to Authorize the domain.

    Authorize Domain


  5. A separate page will open with Cloudflare and ask you to login if needed. Once you are logged in, it will show you the record to be added. Click Authorize to add the record.

    DNS records listed to authorize

  6. Wait for the records to be added. This can take up to 1 minute.

  7. Once records are added, you will be asked to set a default page for your domain. This is what visitors will see if they visit just your subdomain with nothing after it. Select the page and click Proceed to Finish.

    Set default page screen

  8. The screen will redirect back to the Domains page and your new subdomain will be listed under Connected Domains & Subdomains.

    Added Subdomain selected


Adding Record for Subdomain Manually

If your domain provider does not support domain connect, you may need to add the records manually.

  1. Navigate to Settings -> Domains. Select Connect Domain button in the upper right hand corner.

    Connect Domain Button

  2. When the Connect Domain screen appears, enter your subdomain and root domain so the whole full subdomain is listed. Click continue.

    Enter subdomain and select continue

  3. Within the popup that appears, select Add record manually.

    Select Add Record Manually text

  4. The next screen you will see will give you the record to add to your DNS for your domain registrar to set up the subdomain.

    Manual Records field


  5. Login to your domain registrar and open your DNS records and add a record following the values listed above. The record is sometimes called type, host is sometimes called name and required value is sometimes called content. Save the record.

  6. Go back to FG Funnels and on the popup with the records, click verify records. The system will check to ensure the records were added to your DNS.

  7. Once records are added, you will be asked to set a default page for your domain. This is what visitors will see if they visit just your subdomain with nothing after it. Select the page and click Proceed to Finish.

    Set default page screen

  8. The screen will redirect back to the Domains page and your new subdomain will be listed under Connected Domains & Subdomains.

    Added Subdomain selected