Namecheap setup

Use this when your domain DNS is managed in Namecheap and you want the www version protected by Prerender Buddy.

Protect www

Add or keep this record:

1Type:  CNAME
2Host:  www
3Value: customers.prerenderbuddy.com
4TTL:   Automatic

Then refresh setup status in Prerender Buddy.

TXT validation records

If Prerender Buddy shows a TXT record for HTTPS validation, add it in Namecheap with the short Host value. Namecheap appends the root domain automatically.

1For _acme-challenge.www.example.com
2 
3Type:  TXT
4Host:  _acme-challenge.www
5Value: value shown in Prerender Buddy
6TTL:   Automatic

Do not enter _acme-challenge.www.example.com in the Host field on Namecheap. That can create _acme-challenge.www.example.com.example.com, which Cloudflare cannot use for certificate validation.

After saving TXT changes, wait 5-15 minutes for DNS propagation, then click Refresh status. Do not add duplicate TXT values for the same validation.

Redirect root to www

If www.example.com is working, redirect the root domain to www.

1Type:  URL Redirect Record
2Host:  @
3Value: https://www.example.com/
4Mode:  Permanent 301, unmasked

Remove conflicting @ A, ALIAS, or CNAME records first if Namecheap does not allow the redirect.

Test a deep URL

1curl -I https://example.com/blog/post

Good result:

1301 or 308
2location: https://www.example.com/blog/post

If every path redirects to the homepage, use Cloudflare Redirect Rules instead.