Releasing domain

  • seankeogh93 · Member ·

    I had a wordpress website and bought a domain for it, but I’ve since deleted my site and tried to release my domain to use on a new website using a different host. It’s been over two weeks and it’s still parked and I can’t use it. How can I make sure it’s released so I can use it for my new site?

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  • timethief · Member ·

    What is the URL starting with http:// of this parked domain?

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  • staff-doublebassd · Staff ·

    Hey there,

    If you’re wanting to use your domain at a different host, you should never cancel it at your current host – once you decide to cancel your domain, there is no guarantee that you will be able to reacquire it in the future. Someone else could gain access to it. Also, it usually takes a few weeks for your domain registration to clear and become available once you cancel it. There isn’t an exact time, however, so you’ll be checking consistently to see when it becomes available.

    If you want to keep using your domain but you don’t want to use WordPress.com anymore, you don’t have to cancel it. Instead, you can move the domain to another site

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/transfer-domain-registration/

    For more information on using the domain elsewhere, please see:

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/move-domain/

    If you recently registered the domain, you have to wait 60 days before you are able to transfer your domain to a different host, but in the meantime, you can use the domain with your site by pointing the nameservers over to your new host:

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/change-name-servers/

    I’ll be happy to contact the registrar to see if we can restore the domain back to your account, but I cannot guarantee that we will be able to get the domain back.

    Let me know if you would like for me to try and regain the domain for you.

    Thanks!

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