You might have noticed that, in the address bar instead of writerjoshua.com, it reads sites.google. That's because I am hosting my landing page on the New Google Sites. I originally purchased the domain with Google but, they have recently transferred their domain management to Squarespace. So, I'm learning a new domain management system but, it's mostly built the same. However, some things have not transferred well.
For instance, a common DNS entry, when hosting your domain on a Google platform, reads "ghs.googlehosted.com." I'm no tech expert but, that basically means that your target domain is on a Google site. Now, that CNAME entry reads "ext-sq.squarespace.com" and I am not allowed to edit it. I can only speculate but, I believe that is where the issue may lie.
When I search the web for a solution, it comes easily enough. I created the domain forwarding rule, to my Google hosted site, and checked the option for Path Forwarding to "Forward." This should have the url at my site read writerjoshua.com, instead of sites.google. However, when I review the rule on Squarespace, it still shows my Path Forwarding option as "Do Not Forward."
Now, it says that changes can take up to 24-48 hours. That's fine. So, I've waited for about a week and there's still not the result I want. I even created a new subdomain rule and that began forwarding almost immediately, although without the Path Forwarding I would have wanted.
I've checked the option, again. I will wait another few days but, I'm not sure that the issue will be resolved.
Do you have any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
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Sincerely yours,
Joshua Lucero
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