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Troubleshoot a custom domain that will not verify

Fix a stuck custom-domain verification by checking the CNAME and propagation.

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Company Branding and Domains

Troubleshoot a custom domain that will not verify

Fix a stuck custom-domain verification by checking the CNAME and propagation.

What this function does and why it matters

Troubleshoot a custom domain that will not verify is part of the Company Branding and Domains workflow in ClassRoom.Study. The function exists to help the right stakeholder move from intention to action without guessing which page, button or record controls the outcome. Fix a stuck custom-domain verification by checking the CNAME and propagation. In daily use this means a learner can understand what to do next, a creator can prepare learning material with fewer support questions, a company admin can manage people and evidence with a cleaner audit trail, and a platform admin can see whether the process is working at scale. For company admins, branding and domain controls make the platform feel like the organisation’s own — logo, colours, subdomain, custom domain and which external catalog content is visible. For learners, this creates a consistent, trusted environment.

The benefit is not only convenience. This area protects operational consistency. It makes status visible before a person acts, keeps related records connected, and gives teams a repeatable way to train new users. When a company has many learners, courses, invoices, schedules or live sessions, small navigation mistakes become expensive. A clear manual gives every person the same mental map: where to start, what to check, what each control changes, and what proof should exist after the action is complete. Use this page as the plain-language reference when onboarding new staff, answering support tickets, checking compliance, or preparing screenshots for a branded internal guide.

Benefits and features

  • Diagnoses the common DNS mistakes.
  • Confirms the CNAME target is exact.
  • Explains propagation delays.

Visual flow

The high-level path from start to finish. Each box is a stage; the arrows show the order. Use this as a quick mental map before the detailed steps below.

Read status
→
Check CNAME
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Wait propagation
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Re-check / ticket

Mind map

The feature at the centre, with the related toggles, settings and sub-controls branching out. Use it to see everything this area touches at a glance.

Domain verify issues
◆Check
  • CNAME host
  • Target
◆Wait
  • Propagation
◆Escalate
  • Ticket
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Step-by-step navigation

Follow the steps in order the first time. After you understand the flow, you can jump directly to the control you need. For training purposes, replace every screenshot placeholder with the exact screen your users will see in production, including the correct company, role or learner context.

  1. Step 1: Re-open Company → Domains and read the status detail.
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  2. Step 2: Verify the CNAME host and target match exactly.
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  3. Step 3: Allow time for DNS to propagate.
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  4. Step 4: Re-check; raise a ticket if it stays failed.
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Good operating habits

Work from the smallest panel that gives you the control you need, confirm status chips before acting, and use exports or detail pages when you need an audit trail. If an action changes billing, access, certificates, AI usage, invitations, public content, or live session attendance, pause long enough to confirm the company, learner, course and date context. Add notes where the interface provides them. Use filters before exporting so the exported CSV answers a specific question. When training a novice, ask them to say what changed after each step; if they cannot explain the result, they should return to the record and check the status, timestamp, or linked activity before moving on.

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