How to Connect Your Canva Website to a Custom Domain

Publish your Canva Website to your own domain. This post will show you how to connect your Canva Website to a custom domain with Cloakist and publish to your site with proper SEO meta data.

How to Connect Your Canva Website to a Custom Domain
Excerpt
Publish your Canva Website to your own domain. This post will show you how to connect your Canva Website to a custom domain with Cloakist and publish to your site with proper SEO meta data.
STATUS
Slug
connect-canva-website-to-custom-domain
If you have designed your website using Canva and want to publish it on your own custom domain, Cloakist is here to help. Cloakist enables users to connect pages from over 30 popular services, including Notion, Airtable, ClickUp, and Canva, to a custom domain. In this blog post, we will guide you through the steps of connecting your Canva website to a custom domain using Cloakist.
With Cloakist you can connect your Canva Design to a custom domain, or connect your Canva Website to a custom domain.
Let’s dive in!

Step 1: Publish Your Canva Website

Before you can connect your Canva website to a custom domain using Cloakist, you need to publish it within Canva. Here's how you can do it:
  1. Complete the design of your website in Canva.
  1. Go to the "Publish Website" menu, usually located at the top right corner of the Canva design editor.
  1. Click on "Free Domain" and then select "Continue" to proceed.
  1. Finally, click on "Publish" to make your Canva website publicly accessible.
Once you have published your Canva website, you need to obtain the link to your website. Follow these steps:
  1. After publishing, you will see the link to your Canva website on the Canva platform.
  1. Copy this link, as you will need it later during the Cloakist setup process.

Step 3: Connect Your Canva Website to Cloakist

Now that you have obtained the link to your Canva website, you can proceed to connect it to your Cloakist dashboard. Follow these steps:
  1. Log in to your Cloakist account.
  1. In your Cloakist dashboard, click on "Create New Site" to start the setup process.
  1. Paste the link to your Canva website into the designated field in the setup process.
  1. Click on "Connect" to initiate the connection between your Canva website and Cloakist.
  1. Give your new site a name for easy identification.
  1. Click on "Create Website" to complete the setup.

Step 4: Allow Time for Connection Completion

Once you have created your new site on Cloakist, it may take a moment or two for the connection to be fully established between your Canva website and Cloakist. The platform will handle this process automatically, so be patient and allow some time.

Step 5: Customize Your Website Branding

Now that your Canva website has been successfully connected to Cloakist, you can customize the branding elements of your website. Here's what you can do:
  1. Access the settings for your newly created website in your Cloakist dashboard.
  1. Modify the website title, description, social sharing image, favicon, and logo URL to personalize your website.
  1. Optionally, add custom code such as CSS and JavaScript to enhance the functionality and appearance of your website even further.

Step 6: Connect Your Custom Domain

If you prefer to host your Canva website on your own custom domain instead of the default Cloakist domain, you can easily connect it. Here's how:
  1. In the settings for your website, locate the option to connect a custom domain.
  1. Enter your desired custom domain in the designated field.
  1. Click on "Connect Domain" to finalize the process and make your Canva website accessible via your custom domain.
Congratulations! You have successfully connected your Canva website to a custom domain using Cloakist. Now you can showcase your Canva design on your personalized domain and enjoy the benefits of a professional and branded website.

Conclusion

Cloakist offers a seamless solution for connecting your Canva website to a custom domain. By following the steps outlined in this blog post, you can easily publish your Canva website and customize it to fit your branding needs. Start using Cloakist today to take your Canva website to the next level.
If you don’t have a Canva website, then Cloakist also allows you to connect any Canva Design to a custom domain.

Own your content. Own your brand. Ready?

Rehost any webpage on your own domain

Connect my page →
Bruce McLachlan

Written by

Bruce McLachlan

Owner/Operator at Cloakist