I recently set up my Shopify website, I bought and set a domain and connected it to my store, however, I mis spelt my domain so I bought a new one to try and replace my old one and connect to my store. But from what I can see, the domain for my store is still my old one and not the new one. How do I go about replacing my old one with my new one?
Topic summary
Issue: A store owner connected a misspelled domain to their Shopify store, then purchased the correctly spelled domain and wants the new one to replace the old.
Proposed fix: Make the correctly spelled domain the “primary domain” (the main URL customers see).
- Path: Admin > Settings > Domains > select the correct domain > Change domain type > choose Primary domain > Save.
- Reference: Shopify help links were provided for changing the primary domain.
Cost follow-up: Disable auto-renew on the misspelled domain to avoid being charged next year.
- Path: Admin > Settings > Domains > select the misspelled domain > in Auto-renew section, uncheck “auto-renew this domain every year.”
- Reference: Shopify help link was provided for disabling domain auto-renewal.
Status: Clear step-by-step guidance provided; no confirmation from the original poster that the changes were completed, so outcome is unconfirmed.
First, you’ll want to change which domain you’re using as the “primary domain”.
Admin > settings > domains > click into the domain with the proper spelling > change domain type > select primary domain > save changes.
https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/domains/domain-type/change-primary-domain
Then from there, you’ll want to deactivate the automatic renewal for the domain name that you purchased for the misspelled domain (so that you don’t have to pay for it again next year).
Admin > settings > domains > click into the domain with the wrong spelling > in the auto-renew section, clear “auto-renew this domain every year”.