WooCommerce runs on WordPress, so the DNS setup is identical to the WordPress guide — but WooCommerce stores have additional compliance requirements worth covering specifically, given the volume of customer data involved.
Adding the CNAME record
WooCommerce stores have DNS managed wherever your WordPress domain is registered. Log in to your registrar and add:
Type: CNAME
Name: trust
Value: trustcenter.pro
TTL: 3600This is independent of WordPress — your WooCommerce store is unaffected. If your DNS is managed through Cloudflare, set the proxy status to DNS only (grey cloud) for the trust subdomain.
Why WooCommerce stores need more than a privacy policy plugin
WooCommerce stores have a large footprint of personal data: order history, billing and shipping addresses, payment tokens, account details, abandoned cart data, product reviews, and potentially wishlist and loyalty data. Common WordPress GDPR plugins generate a privacy policy page but don't provide a DSAR form, don't track request deadlines, and don't update when the law changes.
A Trust Center subdomain provides a persistent, maintained compliance hub that is entirely outside your WordPress installation — meaning it cannot be broken by a WooCommerce update, a theme conflict, or a plugin deactivation.
WooCommerce GDPR built-in features
WooCommerce 3.4+ includes some built-in data privacy features: a personal data export tool, an erasure request tool, and a data retention policy setting. These are useful for handling DSARs once received, but they don't provide a public intake form or deadline tracking. Trust Center's DSAR form connects to these WooCommerce tools by routing requests to your team.
Adding a footer link in WordPress
Go to Appearance → Menus, select your footer menu, and add a Custom Link to https://trust.yourdomain.com labelled "Privacy & Legal". This will appear in your WooCommerce store footer on every page.