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Guide: How to Add a TXT Record for Domain Verification

This guide walks you through how to add a TXT record to your domain’s DNS settings. This is required to verify domain ownership for WegoPro.

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Written by Agrima Hemrajani
Updated over 9 months ago

✅ What You’ll Need

  • Access to your domain registrar or DNS host (e.g., GoDaddy, Google Domains, Cloudflare)

  • The TXT record to add:

Name (or Host): @
Type: TXT
Value: wegopro-verification=abc123xyz
TTL: Default or 1 hour
  • The value always starts with: "wegopro-verification=". We will provide the full value to you directly.

🕵️‍♀️ How to Find Your Domain Registrar or DNS Host

If you're not sure where your domain is registered or which provider manages your DNS settings, follow these quick steps:

  1. Enter your domain (e.g., yourcompany.com)

  2. Look for the Registrar section (e.g., GoDaddy, Google, Namecheap, etc.)

🌐 Find Your DNS Host (Nameservers)

  1. Select NS (Nameserver) lookup

  2. Look at the nameserver results and compare them with this table:

If Nameserver ends with…

Likely DNS Host

cloudflare.com

Cloudflare

awsdns-XX.org

AWS Route 53

googledomains.com or google.com

Google Domains

secureserver.net

GoDaddy

namecheap.com

Namecheap

bluehost.com

Bluehost

If the result shows custom or unknown nameservers, your DNS might be hosted by a developer, agency, or custom setup. If unsure, reach out to your IT or website team.

🛠️ Steps by Registrar

GoDaddy

  1. Sign in at godaddy.com

  2. Go to My Products > DNS next to your domain.

  3. Click Add under DNS Records.

  4. Choose:

    • Type: TXT

    • Name/Host: @

    • Value: wegopro-verification=...

    • TTL: Default or 1 hour

  5. Click Save.

Google Domains

  1. Select your domain > DNS

  2. Scroll to Custom Records and click Add Record

  3. Enter:

    • Type: TXT

    • Hostname: @

    • Data: wegopro-verification=...

  4. Click Save.

Cloudflare

  1. Choose your domain

  2. Go to DNS > Records > Add Record

  3. Enter:

    • Type: TXT

    • Name: @

    • Content: wegopro-verification=...

  4. Save the record.

Namecheap

  1. Go to Domain List > Manage next to your domain

  2. Open the Advanced DNS tab

  3. Click Add New Record:

    • Type: TXT

    • Host: @

    • Value: wegopro-verification=...

  4. Save changes.

Bluehost

  1. Log in at bluehost.com

  2. Go to Domains > Manage > DNS

  3. Scroll to DNS Records, click Add Record

  4. Choose:

    • Type: TXT

    • Host Record: @

    • TXT Value: wegopro-verification=...

  5. Click Save.

Squarespace

  1. Go to Settings > Domains > Select Domain > DNS Settings

  2. Click Add Record

  3. Type: TXT
    Host: @
    Value: wegopro-verification=...

  4. Save changes.

AWS Route 53

  1. Open the AWS Console

  2. Go to Route 53 > Hosted Zones

  3. Select your domain

  4. Click Create Record >
    Type: TXT
    Name: @ (leave blank if already populated)
    Value: "wegopro-verification=..." (quotes required in AWS)

  5. Click Create Records

Hover

  1. Log in at hover.com

  2. Go to your domain > DNS

  3. Click Add a Record

  4. Type: TXT
    Hostname: @
    Content: wegopro-verification=...

  5. Save.

IONOS (1&1)

  1. Log in at ionos.com

  2. Go to Domains & SSL

  3. Select your domain > DNS Settings

  4. Click Add Record > TXT Record

  5. Enter:

    • Hostname: @

    • Value: wegopro-verification=...

  6. Save.

HostGator

  1. Log in to the HostGator Portal

  2. Go to Domains > Manage > DNS Records

  3. Add a new TXT record:

    • Name: @

    • Value: wegopro-verification=...

  4. Save.​

WIX

  1. Log in to your WIX account Go to www.wix.com

  2. Go to Settings > Website Settings and select the domain you want to verify.

  3. Go to DNS settings > Advanced > DNS Records > Manage DNS Records.

  4. Scroll down to the TXT (Text) section and Click + Add Record.

    • Host Name: Enter @ (or leave blank if @ is the default).

    • Value: Paste the full verification string — e.g. wegopro-verification=your-verification-token

    • Save

All Other Providers

Look for a DNS Management or DNS Zone Editor section in your domain host’s dashboard.

  1. Click Add Record

  2. Choose Type: TXT

  3. Enter:

    • Name/Host: @

    • Value: wegopro-verification=...

    • TTL: Default or 1 hour

  4. Save.

🔎 Verifying Your Domain

Once the TXT record is added, WegoPro will automatically detect and verify the domain. This process may take a few minutes to a few hours (upto 72 hours) due to DNS propagation.

❓ Troubleshooting Tips

  • Make sure there are no extra spaces before or after the value.

  • AWS and some providers require quotes around the TXT value.

  • Only one TXT record per name is needed - don’t add duplicates.

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