Title: Domain mapping plugin almost working
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Domain mapping plugin almost working

 *  [devarah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devarah/)
 * (@devarah)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-plugin-almost-working/)
 * Hello all! I have followed the instructions here:
    [http://ottopress.com/2010/wordpress-3-0-multisite-domain-mapping-tutorial/](http://ottopress.com/2010/wordpress-3-0-multisite-domain-mapping-tutorial/)
   and read through all the documentation here: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/)
   and I am so close but no cigar yet. I have looked over this issue a number of
   times over the past few weeks, expecting I could figure it out 🙂 Hosting at 
   Hasweb, using Cpanel, domains are at godaddy. Primary domain: energeticdesign.
   com Addon domain: deborahcasale.com (using CNAME) Going to deborahcasale.com 
   in a browser shows just the directory contents.. I am missing something even 
   though I have combed through all the options in the SuperAdmin menu having to
   do with multisites and domain mapping. Is there anything you can see from where
   you are that can help? Thanks so much.

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 *  [spherical](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spherical/)
 * (@spherical)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-plugin-almost-working/#post-1838251)
 * Well, a host lookup shows that the CNAME is in place, as the IP#s are the same.
   There are a lot of factors that can cause domain mapping to fail. We need more
   information, so that we can see what is and what isn’t set correctly.
 * Can you post your .htaccess file?
    How is your WP install set up? (where is it
   in the directory tree?) Is it a sub-domain or sub-directory install?
 * When I set mine up ages ago in WPMu, I got nowhere until I set the domain for
   the sub-site in the backend of the sub-site itself, under Tools > Domain Mapping.
   If this isn’t set, there is no redirection path that WP can follow to point requests
   to the proper location.
 * This line in the Super Admin Domain Mapping screen just seems to go around in
   circles and I get a headache every revolution:
 * > If you prefer the use of a CNAME record, you can set the domain here. This 
   > domain must be configured with an A record or ANAME pointing at an IP address.
   > Visitors may experience problems if it is a CNAME of another domain.
 * … so it’s no wonder that people have trouble setting this up. The use of ambiguous
   inclusive words like “This domain” (which domain are we talking about?) just 
   makes it almost certain that half of the individuals trying to do this will read
   it not as the author intended.
 * I use an A RECORD that points to the WP install IP# for all of my Multisite blogs
   and sidestep the CNAME conundrum entirely. Might want to try that but be sure
   to delete the CNAME first. It’ll take some amount of time for the change to propagate
   through DNS.
 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-plugin-almost-working/#post-1838355)
 * It’s got nothing to do with CNAMES.
 * > Addon domain: deborahcasale.com (using CNAME)
   >  Going to deborahcasale.com in
   > a browser shows just the directory contents..
 * Your add-on domain directory *must* be the same one as where your WordPress install
   is. It cannot be a new folder on the server.
 * that is exactly your problem. 🙂
 * Delete it, recreate it and change the root folder to just public_html (or wherever
   your wp install is that has the network enabled).
 * The domains you;re mapping – wheterh parked or an add-on always have to be directed
   to the wordpress install.
 *  Thread Starter [devarah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devarah/)
 * (@devarah)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-plugin-almost-working/#post-1838486)
 * Andrea, a thousand thank yous!! I knew it was something that was SO obvious..
   after looking it over so much the words all blended together. Seriously, a huge
   thank you!!

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 * [domain mapping](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/domain-mapping/)
 * [multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/multisite/)

 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
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 * Last reply from: [devarah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devarah/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-plugin-almost-working/#post-1838486)
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