DNS management in the Cloud Panel is only available for domains where you’ve chosen Set Nameservers when connecting the domain (WP Stratos-managed Cloudflare DNS). If you connected your domain using Set DNS Records instead, your DNS stays managed at your existing provider. See Connect a Domain for the difference between the two.
Accessing DNS Settings
To open the DNS manager, log in to the Cloud Panel at cloud.wpstratos.com, select your site, and open its DNS records. Before making changes, double check that you’ve selected the correct domain, especially if you manage several domains on one account.DNS Record Types
The Cloud Panel supports the most common DNS record types. Use the table below as a quick reference.Adding a DNS Record
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Open the DNS manager
In the Cloud Panel, navigate to Domains and click Manage DNS next to the relevant domain.
2
Click Add Record
Click the Add Record button in the top-right corner of the DNS records list.
3
Select the record type
Use the Type dropdown to choose the record type you want to create (for example, A, CNAME, or MX).
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Fill in the record fields
Complete the fields for your chosen record type:
- Host. The subdomain or
@for the root domain. - Value. The target IP address, hostname, or text string.
- TTL. Time to live in seconds. The default of
3600(1 hour) is suitable for most use cases. Lower values allow faster propagation of future changes. Setting TTL to1means “automatic,” and the network picks a sensible value on its own. - Priority. Required for MX and SRV records; lower values indicate higher priority.
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Save the record
Click Save. The record appears in the DNS list immediately and begins propagating across the internet.
The Proxy Toggle (and Why We Recommend Leaving It Off)
Because WP Stratos DNS runs on a Cloudflare-backed network, individual DNS records in the Cloud Panel include an optional proxy toggle. Turning it on routes traffic for that record through an additional proxy layer before it reaches your site. We recommend leaving it off. WP Stratos already runs its own Edge Cache and DDoS mitigation in front of every site, and that layer is tuned specifically for how WordPress serves pages. Stacking a second, independently-configured proxy on top of it doesn’t add protection so much as it adds a second cache that doesn’t know about the first one. The two layers can disagree about what’s cached and for how long, and the most common symptom is a page that looks stale on some requests and fresh on others, which is a miserable thing to debug at 4pm on a Friday. If you toggle the proxy on for a record and a WordPress instance on that domain has Edge Cache active, the Cloud Panel will show you a warning before the change takes effect. Read it. It’s not being overly cautious. If you have a specific reason to need the proxy (an unusual DNS-level rule that Edge Cache can’t replicate), talk to WP Stratos support first so we can help you avoid the caching conflict rather than debug it after the fact.Common DNS Setups
Adding a www Subdomain
To ensure visitors reach your site whether they typewww.yourdomain.com or yourdomain.com, add a CNAME record:
If you already have an A record for
@ pointing to your site’s IP, this CNAME ensures the www version resolves to the same destination.
Adding Email Provider MX Records
To route email through a third-party provider like Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, add MX records supplied by your email provider. For example, for Google Workspace:
Always use the exact values and priorities provided by your email service. These examples are for illustration only.
Adding a TXT Record for Domain Verification
Many services (such as Google Search Console, email senders, and security tools) require you to verify domain ownership by adding a TXT record. To add one:
Replace the value with the exact string given to you by the service requesting verification.
Next Steps
Connect a Domain
Add a custom domain to your site and choose how to connect it using WP Stratos or external DNS.
Nameserver Setup
Switch to WP Stratos-managed nameservers so you can manage DNS from the Cloud Panel.
SSL Certificates
Learn how automatic SSL provisioning works and how to troubleshoot certificate issues.