By default, the sender is from AVADA such as yourshop@avadaemail.net. However, this email address can be to reflect your specific domain and brand instead.

Before using this, please ensure that you meet the following requirements:

You own your domain. It is not possible to use this feature if you email address from: Gmail.com, Yahoo.com or Outlook.com.
You can update the DNS on your domain.
It is root domain. It is not possible to use this feature if your domain is yourshop.myshopify.com

Step 1: Add a new domain

From AVADA Dashboard, go to Settings > Emails



- Click Add domain at Step 2 Verify domains

Then enter your business domain. Notice: Not include http (or https)

Click Add to add that domain.




After you add the domain successfully, there is a popup to guide you on verifying it in your domain provider.




You can click to icon 
 to see more guide on how to copy and paste those records on your DNS settings.

Step 2: Log in to your 1&1 manager

Access the domain management page and click on the domain you want to modify
Expand the DNS settings part (the last section)
Click on the change button.

Step 2.1: Add a SPF record

- Type: TXT. Choose TXT record.
- Host/Name: (copy in the app)
- Value: (copy from the app)

Step 2.2: Add a DKIM record

Do it as the same as step 2.

- Type: TXT. Choose TXT record.
- Host/Name: (copy in the app)
- Value: (copy from the app)

Step 2.3: Add a CDNAME record

Do it as the same as step 2.

- Type: CNAME. Choose CNAME record.
- Host/Name: (copy from the app)
- Value: (copy from the app)

Step 3: Verify

After update all needed DNS records, click on Verify button to verify them.

If all added, you will see the screen like this 



Normally, it takes 30 minutes for newly created host records to take effect.

Congrats! Your domain has been verified. Now you can send from your own domain.

If you got this message: "Your domain cannot be verified."




There are a few possible causes:

Need more time for your domain provider to update DNS record (sometimes it takes up to 24 hours, sometimes a few minutes)

You set up incorrectly from step 2.2. Please re-fill them again. Remember to remove "...." sign from your pasted record.

Step 4: Add new senders

When the domain verification step has been completed, now you can Add a sender with your domain.

Please click Add sender button:




Then enter email address and Email name (required) > Click Add to save this email as your sender




Add successfully you will see it on the list at step 1

Do not successfully verifying your domain > contact us at Live chat in-app

or simply you can verify your email at Step 1 -- and send email under AVADA shared domain. See the detailed guide to add your business sender email here

Updated on: 29/07/2021