[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fknrbm5xnaLeIH-kqwuwQGfpxVtKhRPfv1_Y-mmXyyfE":3,"related-articles-vw9rsz8coy-en":20},{"data":4},{"id":5,"title":6,"slug":7,"description":8,"body":9,"category_id":10,"published":11,"created_at":12,"updated_at":13,"language":14,"relative_url":15,"author":16},"vw9rsz8coy","Custom Domains","setting-up-custom-domains","Set up or change your Padlet for Schools custom domain and map padlets to external domains.","\u003Ch3>Custom Domains for Padlet for Schools accounts\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>Your Padlet for Schools' domain is your school's official address. When you sign up for a Padlet for Schools account, a domain is suggested based on your institution name, but you can choose any name you like.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Your Padlet for Schools domain is an important part of your account because it's where every member will access their accounts. If you need to change your domain, we highly suggest you \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fwcrlb4xmrh-how-to-contact-the-support-team\" target=\"_blank\">contact Customer Support\u003C\u002Fa> to make this change for you. If you'd rather do this yourself, you can follow the steps below.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"note-callout\">Only the owner of the Padlet for Schools account can change the domain.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Col>\u003Cli>From your dashboard, click on your account name in the top-right corner > \u003Cstrong>Settings\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fvw9rsz8coy\u002F1717095691473\u002Fxnapper-2024-05-23-14-22-36.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Col>\u003Cli style=\"counter-increment:li 1\" start=\"2\">Click \u003Cstrong>Organization info\u003C\u002Fstrong> and find the \u003Cem>'\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem>Web address' \u003C\u002Fem>field. This will display your current domain. Type your new domain here by clicking the pencil icon.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fvw9rsz8coy\u002F1698686838034\u002Fxnapper-2023-10-30-13-26-21.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Col>\u003Cli style=\"counter-increment:li 2\" start=\"3\">\u003Cstrong>Save\u003C\u002Fstrong>!\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cp>If you must make this change, make sure everyone is informed to avoid confusion and login problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Every school subdomain is unique. If it shows an error, indicating that the organization already exists, you'll need to consider adding a number or using a different name for your organization.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If there's a domain your organization needs to claim, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpadlet.com\u002Fcontact-us?selected=Account+%2F+Login&message=I+would+like+to+claim+the+following+web+address+%3Cnewdomain.padlet.org%3E.+My+current+address+is+%3Ccurrentdomain.padlet.org%3E.\" target=\"_blank\">contact us\u003C\u002Fa>. We may be able to help!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"note-callout\">Changing the domain will change the links to your padlets and all the users' padlets within the Padlet for Schools account. However, all original links \u003Cu>will\u003C\u002Fu> automatically forward to the new URL!\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cem>**Note: If you\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fcm2kn111kb-padlet-links\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>created custom links\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>in place of the originals before the domain change, they\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Cu>\u003Cem>will not\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fu> \u003Cem>automatically forward and you will need to\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fwcrlb4xmrh-how-to-contact-the-support-team\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>contact us\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>and request a redirection.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cdiv class=\"warning-callout\">The URL to log in to your Padlet for Schools account \u003Cu>will change\u003C\u002Fu> if you change your domain! All padlets within the account will automatically forward to their new location so that links do not break. Your \u003Cem>domain\u003C\u002Fem> URL \u003Cstrong>\u003Cu>will not\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong> automatically forward.\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cbr\u002F>If your domain was originally \u003Cu>myschoolhere\u003C\u002Fu>.padlet.org and you change it to \u003Cu>myschoolisthebest\u003C\u002Fu>.padlet.org -- and a user goes to the \u003Cem>'\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem>myschoolhere' \u003C\u002Fem>link, they will receive an error. They must use the new domain at \u003Cem>'\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem>myschoolisthebest\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003Cem>'\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cbr\u002F>Be sure to inform all members in your account to use the new domain to log in.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>Setting up a custom domain\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>In a nutshell, you'll need to log into your domain name registrar and add an \u003Cstrong>A record\u003C\u002Fstrong> for your custom domain. Point the \u003Cstrong>A record\u003C\u002Fstrong> to \u003Cstrong>107.178.251.177\u003C\u002Fstrong> and set a TTL for 30 min.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For this article, we'll use \u003Cstrong>Namecheap.\u003C\u002Fstrong> We also have instructions for those who've registered with Gandi.net \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpadlet.help\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fi4vmu05hm1-setting-up-custom-domains-on-gandi\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Col>\u003Cli>Log in to Namecheap and go to the dashboard.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Your domains should be listed. Click on \u003Cstrong>Manage\u003C\u002Fstrong> beside the primary domain you would like to point to a padlet.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fvw9rsz8coy\u002F1700017285561\u002Fxnapper-2023-11-14-22-02-34.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Col>\u003Cli style=\"counter-increment:li 2\" start=\"3\">Go to \u003Cstrong>Advanced DNS\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fvw9rsz8coy\u002F1700017340753\u002Fxnapper-2023-11-14-22-03-30.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Col>\u003Cli style=\"counter-increment:li 3\" start=\"4\">Click \u003Cstrong>Add New Record\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fvw9rsz8coy\u002F1700017402664\u002Fxnapper-2023-11-14-22-04-33.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Col>\u003Cli style=\"counter-increment:li 4\" start=\"5\">Enter the details as illustrated in the screenshot below.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fvw9rsz8coy\u002F1700017450532\u002Fxnapper-2023-11-14-22-05-19.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Col>\u003Cli style=\"counter-increment:li 5\" start=\"6\">Click \u003Cstrong>Save all changes\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The image above illustrates what we mean, with some additional elaboration.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cp>Let's say I own the domain "school.com", and I would like to point "\u003Cstrong>mybeautiful\u003C\u002Fstrong>.school.com'' to my padlet. I need to add an \u003Cstrong>A record\u003C\u002Fstrong>, as shown in the screenshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If I would like to point "school.com" directly to my padlet, replace "school.com with "\u003Cstrong>@\u003C\u002Fstrong>".\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"note-callout\">If you already have an existing A record with a hostname set to "beautiful" or "@" pointing to another IP address (e.g., \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002F127.0.0.1\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">127.0.0.1\u003C\u002Fa>), you must delete it first. The custom mapping only works if you have a single A record for the given hostname.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp> That's it! You might have to wait a bit since these changes take a while to propagate.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>Mapping to a custom domain\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>We can help you map your padlet to a domain. All you have to do is provide us with these details:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cu>Your Custom Domain\u003C\u002Fu> \u003Cem>(e.g. hellopadlet.com)\u003C\u002Fem> or a subdomain \u003Cem>(e.g. about.hellopadlet.com)\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cu>The Padlet URL\u003C\u002Fu> - The URL must be a specific \u003Cstrong>padlet\u003C\u002Fstrong> the user owns \u003Cem>(e.g. padlet.com\u002Fhellopadlet\u002Fabout)\u003C\u002Fem>. We \u003Cem>do not\u003C\u002Fem> allow mapping of tenant accounts such as Padlet for Schools \u003Cem>(e.g. hellopadlet.padlet.org)\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Cem>or\u003C\u002Fem> a user \u003Cstrong>profile\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cem>(e.g. padlet.com\u002Fhellopadlet).\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>In short, we do not support the mapping of a path \u003Cem>(the part that comes after a \u002F)\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cu>The Registrar name of your domain\u003C\u002Fu> \u003Cem>(e.g godaddy.com)\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>And that's basically it! Send your request \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpadlet.com\u002Fcontact-us?selected=Others&message=I+would+like+to+map+%3CInsert+Custom+Domain+here%3E+to+%3CInsert+padlet+url+here%3E.+I+am+using+%3CInsert+Registrar+name+here%3E.\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"warning-callout\">We do not support SSL \u003Cem>(https)\u003C\u002Fem> for custom domain mappings at the moment.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch3>FAQs\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>Some of my links are broken after changing my domain! How do I fix them?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>All \u003Cu>original\u003C\u002Fu> links will forward to the new location automatically after changing your domain \u003Cem>unless\u003C\u002Fem>:\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cbr\u002F>*You created a \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fcm2kn111kb-padlet-links\" target=\"_blank\">custom link\u003C\u002Fa> to a padlet at some point before changing your domain\u003Cbr\u002F>*You are trying to access the domain itself \u003Cem>(not a padlet)\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cu>Custom links\u003C\u002Fu> and your Padlet for Schools \u003Cu>domain\u003C\u002Fu> \u003Cem>(i.e. myschoolhere.padlet.org)\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Cem>will not\u003C\u002Fem> automatically forward to the new location. To request a redirection so that it \u003Cem>will\u003C\u002Fem> automatically forward, \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fwcrlb4xmrh-how-to-contact-the-support-team\" target=\"_blank\">contact us here\u003C\u002Fa>!\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>","0kour7lny2",true,"2026-03-02T00:34:09.341076Z","2026-03-02T00:34:09.33795Z","en","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fvw9rsz8coy-setting-up-custom-domains",{"name":17,"email":18,"profile_image":19},"Carla Sese","carla@padlet.com","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Fother\u002F1613996109039\u002Fhead.png",{"data":21},[22,28,34,40],{"id":23,"title":24,"description":25,"slug":26,"href":27},"179fiy69db","Import my personal padlets to a Padlet for Schools account","Transfer or copy padlets from your personal account to your Padlet for Schools account at padlet.com or padlet.org.","how-can-i-import-my-padlets-from-to-a-padlet-for-schools-account-from-an-existing-account","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F179fiy69db-how-can-i-import-my-padlets-from-to-a-padlet-for-schools-account-from-an-existing-account",{"id":29,"title":30,"description":31,"slug":32,"href":33},"1kfws6c7bj","Enable role provisioning using Moodle","Enable role provisioning in Moodle by configuring Padlet tool settings under Plugins, Services, and Privacy sections.","enable-role-provisioning-using-moodle","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F1kfws6c7bj-enable-role-provisioning-using-moodle",{"id":35,"title":36,"description":37,"slug":38,"href":39},"3xayyfkitc","ClassLink SSO and Rostering","Enable ClassLink SSO and rostering to automatically add, manage, and sync teachers and students in Padlet for Schools.","class-link-rostering","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F3xayyfkitc-class-link-rostering",{"id":41,"title":42,"description":43,"slug":44,"href":45},"42kqu9gsp4","Connect Padlet to Microsoft Teams","Link your Padlet for Schools account with Microsoft Teams to auto-provision users from your Microsoft Tenant.","integrating-microsoft-teams-with-padlet-for-schools","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F42kqu9gsp4-integrating-microsoft-teams-with-padlet-for-schools"]