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Do I need to upgrade or purchase an additional plan in order to use my own URL and free hosting with my old website in Webflow, especially if I plan to create additional sites in the future?

TL;DR
  • You must purchase a Site Plan for each Webflow site to use a custom domain.
  • Webflow does not support free hosting for custom domains; you also need to set up domain DNS records.

To use your own custom domain and host via Webflow, you must purchase a Site Plan, even if you're using Webflow's free Designer tools. Here's how it works:

1. Webflow's Free Plan Limitations

  • You can design and build sites on a Free Workspace (Starter plan).
  • However, on the free plan, publishing to a custom domain is not supported — you're limited to a your-site.webflow.io subdomain.
  • Hosting on your own domain (e.g., www.yoursite.com) is only available with a paid Site Plan.

2. Site Plans and Custom Domains

  • To connect your own domain (whether it's old or new), you must purchase a Site Plan for that individual site:
  • Basic: Suitable for simple, non-CMS sites.
  • CMS: Needed if you're using Webflow CMS Collections.
  • Business/Ecommerce: For higher traffic or online stores.
  • Every custom-hosted website requires its own Site Plan, even within the same Workspace.

3. Free Hosting with Your Old Website

  • Webflow does not offer free hosting for custom domains.
  • If you want to point your domain to a Webflow project, you will need to:
  • Purchase a Site Plan for that specific project.
  • Set up domain DNS records (typically two A records) to point to Webflow’s servers.

4. Creating Additional Sites in the Future

  • You can create an unlimited number of unpublished/free sites for design and prototyping in the Starter Workspace (with some limitations).
  • For each site you want to publish to its own custom domain, you'll need to buy a separate Site Plan.
  • If you're collaborating or managing projects at scale, you might consider upgrading your Workspace Plan, but that’s separate from Site Plans.

Summary

To use your own URL and have Webflow host your site, you must purchase a Site Plan for each site. Webflow does not support free hosting with custom domains, and each future custom-domain site will also need its own paid plan.

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