# Your cubesites.site address

The included address, how to tidy it, and when to make it the main one.

For: Everyone publishing a website

## The included address

Every website comes with an address at cubesites.site, built from the short name you chose when the site was created: your-company.cubesites.site. It works from the first publish, needs no DNS and costs nothing extra, which is why a site can go live in an afternoon.

The address can be tidied later in website Settings, under the Website card. Lower-case words with hyphens are the house style; the address is what you will read out loud to a customer, so it is worth one more minute of thought.

Walkthrough: The included address in the addresses list (The addresses for a website, then Your site is live)

1. **Main address**: The cubesites.site address is included, always works, and starts as the main one.
2. **And it is live**: From the first publish it answers at that address, with no DNS and nothing extra to buy.

1. Check the address reads well spoken aloud.
2. Change it in Settings if it does not, before the site is shared anywhere.
3. Publish for the change to take effect.

## Changing the address

Changing the included address moves the whole website, every page at once. Links people already have to the old address stop working, so for a site that has been public the safer route is a custom domain or a redirect, not a rename.

For a site nobody has seen yet, renaming costs nothing. Do it now rather than living with a typo forever.

Walkthrough: Tidying the included address (The addresses for a website)

1. **Lower-case with hyphens**: The address is read aloud to customers, so give it one more minute of thought than a password gets.
2. **Then publish**: A change to the included address takes effect at the next publish. For a site already shared, prefer a redirect or a domain.

Note: The address is part of the site, not the plan. It moves with the website between plans and never reverts.

## Making an address the main one

Once a custom domain is connected, the website has two addresses that both work. One is the main address, and that is the one shown in headings, shared links and search results; the other redirects politely to it.

Make main switches which is which, one click, and the switch is safe to flip back. Most businesses make their own domain main as soon as it is connected, and keep the cubesites.site address as a never-fails backup.

Walkthrough: Two addresses, one main (The addresses for a website)

1. **Make main**: Switches which address is shown in headings, shared links and search results. Safe to flip back.
2. **The badge follows**: Main address marks the winner; the other redirects politely to it.

- [ ] The address reads well in an email
- [ ] Search results and share links use the main address
- [ ] The other address still answers, not 404s

## Can I use my own domain from day one?

Yes, connect it before the first publish if it is ready. The included address still works as a backup.

## Related guides

- [Connect your own domain](/help/publishing-and-domains/connect-your-own-domain)
- [Publish and unpublish](/help/publishing-and-domains/publish-and-unpublish)
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