> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.ples.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to add a domain

> Add a domain you own so Ples can monitor backlinks that should point to it.

Add a domain before you add backlinks. The domain is the destination those links should point to — for example a site David owns.

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## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Domains">
    Go to **Domains** (`/domains`).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Add domain">
    Use **Add domain** in the header, or the same button on the empty state.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the domain">
    Paste a domain or a full URL. Ples saves just the domain, for example `example.com`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click **Add Domain**. The domain appears in **Your Domains** with dofollow, nofollow, not found, error, and waiting counts once you add links.
  </Step>
</Steps>

You can also add a domain from **Add links** (`/links-add`) with **Add Domain** next to the domain dropdown.

<Info>
  Domain count is limited by your plan. If Ples blocks the add, see [Plan limits](/article/plan-limits).
</Info>

## After you add a domain

Add the pages that should link to it. Unused domains (no links yet) show an **Unused** label and an **Add Link** action.

## What's next?

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  <Card title="How to add backlinks" icon="plus" href="/article/add-backlinks">
    Add up to 150 backlink URLs per submission after you choose a domain.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Domain analytics" icon="chart-line" href="/article/domain-analytics">
    Open 12-month DR, DA, and PA charts for a monitored domain.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How to remove a domain" icon="trash-2" href="/article/remove-a-domain">
    Remove a domain after its links are gone. Domains still in use cannot be deleted.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Plan limits" icon="gauge" href="/article/plan-limits">
    Domain, link, user, and AI caps on trial and paid plans.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>