{"id":10742,"date":"2010-01-23T23:01:10","date_gmt":"2010-01-23T18:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=10742"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:10:04","slug":"blogger-stops-ftp-publishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/01\/blogger-stops-ftp-publishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogger Custom Domain: Setup Guide After FTP Publishing Ended (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to use a <strong>Blogger custom domain<\/strong>? In January 2010 Blogger announced it would stop FTP publishing on 26 March 2010. FTP had let bloggers write in Blogger but publish the files to their own web host and domain; only 0.5% of active blogs used it, yet it took a large share of Blogger&#8217;s engineering time. Google pushed everyone to custom domains instead, and we ran several small Blogger blogs that had to move. Here&#8217;s how a Blogger custom domain works in 2026 and when it&#8217;s time to move to WordPress instead.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-64943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger-custom-domain-1-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"Blogger custom domain setup\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger-custom-domain-1-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger-custom-domain-1-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger-custom-domain-1-150x79.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger-custom-domain-1-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger-custom-domain-1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> To use your own domain on Blogger, go to Settings &gt; Publishing &gt; Custom domain, enter your www address, then add the two CNAME records Blogger shows at your domain registrar. Point the root domain to Google&#8217;s IP addresses and turn on &#8220;Redirect domain&#8221; and HTTPS. FTP publishing ended in 2010 and isn&#8217;t coming back; if you need your own hosting, move the blog to WordPress.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aec0566599e5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aec0566599e5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/01\/blogger-stops-ftp-publishing\/#What_happened_to_Blogger_FTP_publishing\" >What happened to Blogger FTP publishing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/01\/blogger-stops-ftp-publishing\/#How_to_set_up_a_Blogger_custom_domain\" >How to set up a Blogger custom domain<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/01\/blogger-stops-ftp-publishing\/#Blogger_custom_domain_vs_moving_to_WordPress\" >Blogger custom domain vs moving to WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/01\/blogger-stops-ftp-publishing\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/01\/blogger-stops-ftp-publishing\/#Is_a_Blogger_custom_domain_free\" >Is a Blogger custom domain free?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/01\/blogger-stops-ftp-publishing\/#Can_I_still_publish_Blogger_to_my_own_server_by_FTP\" >Can I still publish Blogger to my own server by FTP?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/01\/blogger-stops-ftp-publishing\/#Does_Blogger_support_HTTPS_on_custom_domains\" >Does Blogger support HTTPS on custom domains?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happened_to_Blogger_FTP_publishing\"><\/span>What happened to Blogger FTP publishing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Blogger ended FTP and SFTP publishing on 26 March 2010.<\/li>\n<li>Google offered a migration tool to move FTP blogs to a blogspot address or a custom domain, with redirects from the old URLs.<\/li>\n<li>Custom domains let Google host the blog while the address stays on your domain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_set_up_a_Blogger_custom_domain\"><\/span>How to set up a Blogger custom domain<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Buy a domain from any registrar.<\/li>\n<li>In Blogger, open <strong>Settings &gt; Publishing &gt; Custom domain<\/strong> and enter your address with www (for example www.example.com).<\/li>\n<li>Blogger shows two CNAME records: one for <code>www<\/code> pointing to <code>ghs.google.com<\/code>, and a unique verification record. Add both at your registrar&#8217;s DNS settings.<\/li>\n<li>Add A records for the root domain pointing to Google&#8217;s IP addresses, as listed in Blogger Help, so example.com also works.<\/li>\n<li>Back in Blogger, save the domain, turn on <strong>Redirect domain<\/strong> and, once available, <strong>HTTPS availability<\/strong> and <strong>HTTPS redirect<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>DNS changes can take a few hours. Blogger&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/blogger\/answer\/1233387?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">custom domain help page<\/a> lists the current records. Then add the new address to Search Console; see how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/verify-site-ownership-for-blogger-blogs-in-google-sitemaps\/\">add Blogger to Google Search Console<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blogger_custom_domain_vs_moving_to_WordPress\"><\/span>Blogger custom domain vs moving to WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Blogger with custom domain<\/th>\n<th>Self-hosted WordPress<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Free hosting by Google; no server to manage<\/td>\n<td>You pay for hosting and handle updates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Limited themes and plugins<\/td>\n<td>Thousands of themes and plugins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fine for personal blogs<\/td>\n<td>Better for business sites, SEO tools and monetization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We moved QuickOnlineTips from Blogger to WordPress in 2006. If you&#8217;re thinking of doing the same, see how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/03\/import-blogger-posts-comments-to-wordpress\/\">import Blogger to WordPress<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/05\/redirect-blogger-to-wordpress\/\">redirect Blogger to WordPress without losing traffic<\/a>. Whatever you choose, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2005\/11\/back-up-your-blogger-blog\/\">back up your Blogger blog<\/a> first; even Google once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/03\/when-official-google-blogger-blog-got-deleted-by-mistake\/\">deleted its own blog by mistake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_Blogger_custom_domain_free\"><\/span>Is a Blogger custom domain free?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Blogger hosting is free; you only pay for the domain name.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_still_publish_Blogger_to_my_own_server_by_FTP\"><\/span>Can I still publish Blogger to my own server by FTP?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No. FTP publishing ended in 2010. Use a custom domain or move to WordPress.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Blogger_support_HTTPS_on_custom_domains\"><\/span>Does Blogger support HTTPS on custom domains?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Turn on HTTPS availability and HTTPS redirect in Settings once the domain is set up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to use a Blogger custom domain? 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