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Add a Wisery CNAME record in HostArmada

Use HostArmada cPanel or WHM to point an AppSumo-eligible custom subdomain to Wisery, then verify the address.

Add a CNAME for your Wisery custom address in HostArmada’s cPanel or WHM. Enter the hostname supplied by Wisery as the CNAME target, then finish verification in Wisery.

Before you change DNS

These steps are for Wisery AppSumo users with custom-domain access and permission to manage the domain’s DNS. A standard Free or Pro subscription alone does not include custom-domain access.

  • Check that HostArmada manages the domain’s authoritative DNS records. If another service manages its nameservers, make the change there instead.

  • Choose a subdomain such as card.example.com, using a domain you control. Use a label without spaces. If that hostname already serves another website or service, review the existing records with your domain administrator before replacing them.

  • In Wisery, open Account settings → Custom domain and copy the target shown in Step 2. The documented target is cname.wisery.io. If the account shows a different target, confirm it with Wisery support before changing DNS.

The example below connects card.example.com to Wisery. Use your actual hostname and the Step 2 target from your Wisery account.

Field

Example or value

Type

CNAME

Name

card.example.com, with your own domain; check whether the panel appends the domain automatically.

CNAME or Record

The hostname copied from Wisery; documented example: cname.wisery.io

TTL

Keep the provider default unless Wisery gives another value.

Add the CNAME in HostArmada cPanel

  1. Open your hosting service’s cPanel from the HostArmada client area.

  2. Find Zone Editor in cPanel and locate your domain.

  3. Select + CNAME Record. Enter your chosen hostname in Name and the Wisery target in CNAME.

  4. Select Add a CNAME Record. Check that the record was created for the intended full hostname.

Add the CNAME in HostArmada WHM

If you manage the domain through WHM instead of cPanel, use WHM’s DNS Zone Manager.

  1. Sign in to WHM for the hosting service and search for DNS Zone Manager.

  2. Find the domain and select + CNAME Record.

  3. Enter the chosen hostname in Name and the Wisery target in CNAME, then select Add a CNAME Record.

To change an existing CNAME in either panel, open the domain’s Manage view, find the intended record, select Edit, review Type, Name, Record and TTL, then save. Use one correct record rather than creating a tutorial record and replacing it later.

Illustrated HostArmada field reference for card.example.com: Name card.example.com, CNAME or Record cname.wisery.io, and the provider-default TTL. Example only; copy the actual Wisery values.

Illustrated field reference, not a HostArmada screenshot. The example uses card.example.com; use your own hostname and the target supplied by Wisery.

Verify the address in Wisery

After saving the CNAME, complete verification in Wisery; adding a DNS record alone does not finish the connection.

  1. Return to Account settings → Custom domain in Wisery.

  2. In Step 3, enter the complete custom hostname, such as card.example.com, and select Verify and save.

  3. Check the verification result sent by Wisery. After it succeeds, open the custom address in a visitor browser and confirm that the intended online card and its important links work.

The full Wisery custom-domain guide explains the connection and verification process. TTL means Time to Live and controls DNS caching; it is not a promise that Wisery verification will finish immediately.

What if the custom address does not work?

If the HostArmada record is saved but the Wisery address does not work, check the hostname, CNAME target, and DNS provider before changing the record again.

  • Check that the complete saved hostname is the intended address, not a duplicated domain such as card.example.com.example.com.

  • Use the hostname copied from Wisery as the CNAME target. Do not enter https://, a page path, or an IP address.

  • Check the domain’s active nameservers and the verification message in Wisery. If the correct DNS record was just changed, allow its caching period to pass before retrying the verification.

Use Troubleshoot a Wisery custom domain for the next checks. If you need help, send Wisery support your custom hostname, original card link, DNS-provider name, CNAME-record screenshot, and verification result through the in-app Messenger or Contact Us.

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