DNS Records

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  nc4f61501c0e118 · Member · Apr 22, 2024 at 6:05 am

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  What are WordPress’ DNS records, specifically A and CNAME records/nameservers

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  aisajib · Member · Apr 23, 2024 at 6:30 am

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  Hi there!

  The WordPress.com nameservers are:

  ns1.wordpress.com
  ns2.wordpress.com
  ns3.wordpress.com

  You can contact your domain registrar and ask them to do this for you or you can do it yourself from the domain registrar’s website. The domain registrar is the company where you registered the domain.

  It may take up to 72 hours for the nameserver change to take effect after they have been updated.

  Note that if you have email services with the domain, you will need to copy the DNS records for the email services to WordPress.com as well. You can also contact your email service provider to send you the required DNS records and we can help you add those to your domain here on WordPress.com.

  Note: You’ll need to connect your domain after upgrading to a WordPress.com plan to use your domain. You can also transfer your domain to WordPress.com by following this guide:

  

  Domains » Transfer a Domain to WordPress.com

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  Do you already own a domain name? Follow the steps in this guide to transfer the domain from another provider to WordPress.com and use it with your WordPress website. Video Overview Before You Get Started Domain transfers typically take 5-7 days. If you want to use your domain more quickly, connect your domain first, then initiate the transfer from the company it’s registered with

  Feel free to let us know if you have more questions.