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

# Use Kajabi with a third-party website

> Keep a site on WordPress, Squarespace, or Wix and run Kajabi alongside it using a subdomain, cross-links, and webhooks.

You don't have to move your whole business to Kajabi to use it. If your homepage, blog, or portfolio already lives on a **third-party website** — WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, or anything else — that site can stay where it is while Kajabi handles courses, checkout, memberships, and email.

Kajabi is built for this. The domain setup includes a dedicated option for pointing a subdomain at a Kajabi site without changing where an existing domain points.

Three things connect the two sites: the address customers visit, the links between pages, and the data that moves in the background.

## Ways to connect Kajabi to an existing site

| [**Option**](https://github.com/Kajabi/help-center/tree/use-a-third-party-website) | **Best for**                        | **Kajabi address**      |
| :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------- | :---------------------- |
| Kajabi subdomain                                                                   | Launching without touching DNS      | `yoursite.mykajabi.com` |
| Subdomain of an existing domain                                                    | Keeping a third-party site in place | `courses.example.com`   |
| Full custom domain                                                                 | Making Kajabi the main site         | `example.com`           |

Every Kajabi account gets a subdomain automatically when the account is created, so the Kajabi subdomain option works with no setup at all.

If a third-party site will remain live, the Subdomain of an existing domain option is the one to use. For a side-by-side comparison, see [Kajabi default subdomain vs custom domain](./kajabi-default-subdomain-vs-custom-domain).

## Point a subdomain at the Kajabi site

A **subdomain** is an extension of a domain name that forwards to a site. If a main site is `example.com`, a subdomain might be `courses.example.com` — the same brand, a different destination.

This is the option that keeps a third-party site untouched. Choosing it does not change where the root domain points, so a WordPress or Squarespace homepage keeps serving `example.com` while Kajabi serves `courses.example.com`.

Connecting a subdomain takes a few Kajabi' domain settings plus a single n **Domain Name System (DNS) record** added at your domain registrar. For the full walkthrough, see [Create a subdomain for a Kajabi site](./how-to-create-a-subdomain-for-a-kajabi-site).

<Note>
  **Note:** Kajabi's Subdomain Setup wizard displays the exact DNS values to enter at your registrar. Use the values it shows rather than any recorded elsewhere, and allow up to 48 hours for DNS changes to take effect.
</Note>

## Link a third-party site to Kajabi pages

Every Kajabi page has its own URL, so a third-party site can link to it the same way it links anywhere else. Add the Kajabi page link to the existing site's navigation menu, buttons, or body copy, and visitors move between the two seamlessly. To find the address of a Kajabi page, see [Copy a page link](../pages/how-to-copy-your-page-link).

Links work in both directions. Kajabi pages, headers, and footers can point back to the third-party site so the two behave like one.

### Embed a Kajabi Form on a third-party page

A **Form** can live directly on a third-party page rather than only on a Kajabi page. Kajabi generates a one-line script for this, so an opt-in on a WordPress post can add contacts to Kajabi without sending anyone to a different site.

For the steps and compatibility caveats, see [Embed a Kajabi Form on an external webpage](../../marketing/forms/embed-a-kajabi-form-on-an-external-webpage).

## Sync data with Zapier and webhooks

Links move visitors. Webhooks move information. A **webhook** sends a small message from one application to another the moment something happens, which is how a purchase in Kajabi can create a record in a third-party tool seconds later. [Zapier](https://zapier.com/zapbook/kajabi/) connects the two without writing code.

<Note>
  **Note:** Webhooks require the Growth or Pro Plan. Accounts on Basic, Kickstarter, or the free plan cannot create them.
</Note>

### Send data out of Kajabi

**Outbound webhooks** fire when something happens on a Kajabi site — a purchase, a payment, a form submission, or a completed assessment.

Two things are worth knowing before setting one up:

* The **Third Party Integrations** page offers only two events — **Payment Succeeded** and **Cart Purchase**. Webhooks for a specific Offer or Form are set up on that Offer or Form instead
* Endpoint addresses must start with `https://`. A plain `http://` address is rejected before the webhook can be saved

For the full outbound webhooks setup, see [Use webhooks with Kajabi](../../api-integrations/webhooks/webhooks-explained).

### Bring data into Kajabi

**Inbound webhooks** run the other way: an event somewhere else grants or revokes access in Kajabi. The most common use is granting an Offer after a customer pays through a system Kajabi doesn't process directly.

Each request must include a name and an email address, and some sites also require an external user ID.

Connecting Zapier to a Kajabi account takes an **API Key** and **API Secret**, both found in **Settings** > Account settings > **Account** d**etails**. For the full walkthrough, see [Use Zapier with Kajabi](../../api-integrations/zapier/use-zapier-with-kajabi).

## FAQs

### Does connecting Kajabi change where an existing domain points?

Not if you choose the subdomain option. It adds one DNS record for the subdomain only and leaves the root domain pointing wherever it already points.

### Can the same domain serve both a third-party site and Kajabi?

The same root domain, yes — through different subdomains. A WordPress site can serve `example.com` while Kajabi serves `courses.example.com`. The identical address cannot point to both at once.

### Is a paid plan required to connect other tools?

Webhooks require the Growth or Pro Plan. Linking between sites and embedding a Kajabi Form work on any plan, because both use a page URL or an embed script rather than the webhook system.

### Will customers notice moving between the two sites?

They'll see the address change in the browser bar. Matching the logo, colors, and navigation across both sites keeps the transition from feeling abrupt.