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Problem:
The client is unsure about the correct DNS settings for configuring WPML with different domains per language. They have domains like italianbracelet.de, .fr, .eu, and .be, and want each to display content in specific languages based on the domain.
Solution:
We recommend contacting your hosting provider to add all domains to your DNS setup using parked domains. Specifically, you should request to park domains such as italianbracelet.de, italianbracelet.fr, italianbracelet.eu, and italianbracelet.be as aliases to your main domain. Here are the steps:
1. Contact your hosting provider and request to add a parked domain (alias) to your existing domain.
2. Specify the exact domain names that need to be parked.
3. Follow the guides provided by WPML and your hosting provider for detailed instructions:

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Last updated by Andreas W. 1 year, 10 months ago.

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June 15, 2024 at 1:27 pm #15741739

ardjanK

Background of the issue:
I have registered the domains italianbracelet.de, .fr, .eu, and .be, with my main site being italianbracelet.nl. I have the languages NL, EN, and DE available. I want italianbracelet.de to show the German version, the .eu version to show the English version, and the .nl and .be versions to show the Dutch version. I have asked my web hosting company, Trans-IP, to adjust the DNS as advised in the WPML documentation. They provided the IP addresses 85.10.159.90 (IPv4) and 2a01:7c8:f0:1081:0:1:da0:eb3c (IPv6) and suggested adding them using A and AAAA records.

Symptoms:
Uncertainty about the correct DNS settings to use for configuring WPML with different domains per language.

Questions:
Can you confirm if the suggested DNS settings by Trans-IP are correct?
What should be added or changed in the DNS settings to get this working?

June 15, 2024 at 5:13 pm #15741940

Andreas W.
WPML Supporter since 12/2018

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

Hello,

We do sadly not have any access to your DNS-Settings which is why this is a question for the hosting support.

Usually, you would add all domains to your DNS setup by using parked domains.

You might need to ask them:

"I want to add a parked domain (alias) to my existing domain. My existing domain is “example.com”. I want to park the “example.de” domain."

This is something that the company who sold you the domains should do for you.

Guide:
https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/language-url-options/how-to-use-wpml-with-different-domains-per-language/#2-configure-the-dns-settings

Best regards
Andreas

June 18, 2024 at 7:08 am #15747481

ardjanK

Hi Andeas,
I forwarded exactly this information to the domain hoster/website hoster (same guys).

Do you have an example of how the DNS should look like to achieve this or is this not something that can be setup in the DNS of the domain name but only something the hosting support can do?

Kind regards,
Ardjan

June 18, 2024 at 7:10 am #15747483

ardjanK

ps. attached an image of the current DNS setup of the italianbracelet.fr domain

DNS_italianbracelet dot fr domain.png
June 18, 2024 at 2:09 pm #15749466

Andreas W.
WPML Supporter since 12/2018

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

I suggest you make sure to add entries for the exact domain names, like:

italianbracelet.fr,
italianbracelet.eu
italianbracelet.be

I do currently not see those domains on your screenshot.

When using separate domains: I want to add a parked domain (alias) to my existing domain. My existing domain is “example.com”. I want to park the “example.de” domain.

I found this guide for you:
hidden link

It is the responsibility of the hosting support to assist you on this matter.