{"id":342,"date":"2023-01-30T18:56:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T18:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/?p=342"},"modified":"2026-10-03T18:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T18:49:29","slug":"how-to-add-txt-records-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/how-to-add-txt-records-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add TXT Records in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A TXT record is a short piece of text stored in your domain&#8217;s DNS. Services such as Google Search Console, email providers and payment tools ask you to add one to prove that the domain is yours, and SPF and DKIM email records are TXT records too. You add them in the Zone Editor in cPanel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-4-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcd8 <strong>Check where your DNS is managed<\/strong><br><br>The Zone Editor works when your domain uses the nameservers of your hosting. If the domain uses Cloudflare or another DNS provider, add the TXT record there instead. See <a href=\"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/how-to-manage-dns-records\/\">How to Manage DNS Records<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add the record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 1.<\/strong> In cPanel, go to the <strong>Domains<\/strong> section and open <strong>Zone Editor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png\" alt=\"Your TXT records can be easily managed with the help of the Zone Editor section, which can be found at your control\" class=\"wp-image-343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png 851w, https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-768x183.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 2.<\/strong> Click <strong>Manage<\/strong> next to your domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1.png\" alt=\"In order to create a TXT record, you just need to click on the button Manage\" class=\"wp-image-344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1.png 851w, https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-768x183.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 3.<\/strong> Click <strong>Add Record<\/strong> and change the record type to <strong>TXT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2-1024x224.png\" alt=\"Click on Add record option and change record type to TXT\" class=\"wp-image-345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2-1024x224.png 1024w, https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2-768x168.png 768w, https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2-1200x263.png 1200w, https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2.png 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 4.<\/strong> Fill in the fields and click <strong>Save Record<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> the name the service gave you. If it says <code>@<\/code> or gives no name, type your domain name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TTL:<\/strong> leave the value that is already there.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Record:<\/strong> paste the text exactly as you received it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-3-1024x166.png\" alt=\"Add the values and click save\" class=\"wp-image-346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-3-1024x166.png 1024w, https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-3-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-3-768x125.png 768w, https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-3.png 1091w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How long it takes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new DNS record is usually visible within minutes, but it can take up to 24 hours to reach every network. If the service cannot verify your domain straight away, wait a little and try again. You can check the record at <a href=\"https:\/\/dnschecker.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dnschecker.org<\/a> by choosing the TXT type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading yg-related-title\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list yg-related\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/how-to-manage-dns-records\/\">How to Manage DNS Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/how-long-does-domain-propagation-take\/\">How Long Does Domain Propagation Take?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/how-to-log-in-to-cpanel-or-directadmin-and-reset-its-password\/\">How to Log In to cPanel or DirectAdmin and Reset Its Password<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/email-not-sending-or-arriving\/\">Email Not Sending or Arriving? Here Is What to Check<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add a TXT record for your domain in cPanel&#8217;s Zone Editor: click Manage, then Add Record, choose TXT, paste the value and save. Used for site verification, SPF and DKIM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1085,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,24,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cpanel","category-domain-dns","category-how-to"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1508,"href":"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342\/revisions\/1508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yegara.com\/en\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}