# Edit DNS records at Bluehost

Where to find DNS records at Bluehost, what the fields are called, and how to add the records yaya needs.

Source: https://yaya.page/support/articles/domains/dns-bluehost
Last updated: 2026-10-23

## Before you start
- Any plan. Connecting a domain you own is free on Free, Launch and Grow.
- A Bluehost login and a published yaya site.
- The **DNS steps** from **Website** > **Domain** in yaya. Keep that page open.

Bluehost can host DNS inside your hosting account. A domain can also use another company's name servers. Records you add at Bluehost then have no effect. Add them at the company that runs the name servers.

## Sign in and find the DNS page
Bluehost shows two screens, and its own help names both.
1. Sign in to the Bluehost Portal.
2. Click **Domains** in the left menu.
3. Click your domain if you have more than one.
4. Click the **DNS** tab. The **Manage Advanced DNS Records** section opens.

On a hosting account with the older layout, open the **Zone Editor** instead. It is in the **Domains** section or on the **Domains** tab. Select your domain from the drop-down list.

## What the screen calls the fields
The Zone Editor form uses these names:
- **Host Record**: the name of the record. Bluehost shows `www` as an example, so type only the part before your domain.
- **TTL**: leave it on the default.
- **Type**: CNAME, TXT and so on.
- **Points To**: where the record goes.

The Portal **DNS** tab has a **+ Add record** button. Its own help does not list the field names. Match them to the list above.

## Add the CNAME record for a subdomain or www
1. Copy the CNAME target from yaya.
2. Scroll to **Add DNS Record** in the Zone Editor. In the Portal, click **+ Add record**.
3. Type `www` (or your subdomain) in **Host Record**.
4. Choose **CNAME** as the **Type**.
5. Paste the target in **Points To**.
6. Click **Add Record**.

## The bare domain
Use `www.example.com` for the CNAME. Then forward `example.com` to `www.example.com` with Bluehost's own forwarding or redirect feature. See the provider's guide for where it is on your account.

## Add the TXT ownership record
1. Choose **TXT** as the **Type**.
2. Type `_cf-custom-hostname.www` in **Host Record**. Use your own host after the dot. For the bare domain, type `_cf-custom-hostname`.
3. Enter the value from yaya in the field for the record value, then save.

## Delete or replace a conflicting record
A CNAME cannot share a name with another record. Look for an old `www` A or CNAME record. Click **Edit** on a record to change it. Delete a record you no longer need.

Leave MX and TXT mail records as they are. See [Keep your email working](/support/articles/migrate/keep-your-email-working).

## Check the result in yaya
1. Open **Website** > **Domain**.
2. Click **Check again**.

Bluehost says a change can take up to 48 hours. yaya sets up HTTPS on its own. There is no deploy step.

## Fix common problems
**There is no DNS page, or my records have no effect.** The domain uses other name servers. Change records at that company.

**The card stays on "Waiting on DNS".** See [Fix a domain that won't verify](/support/articles/domains/fix-a-domain-that-wont-verify).

Provider's own guide: https://www.bluehost.com/help/article/dm-guide-to-the-dns-tab-in-the-account-manager and https://my1.bluehost.com/cgi/help/cname