Domain Issues
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I am needing to switch this domain to Weebly but am having difficulties. I really need some guidance. Please email me as soon as possible.
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Hi there,
What domain are you trying to transfer? You don’t own any domains on WordPress.com.
You used to own a domain, strackhomes.com, but you cancelled it on 9 February, so you no longer own it. You cannot transfer a domain you don’t own.
If you want to use that domain with Weebly, you’ll either need to wait until our registrar releases it, which will likely be only after it expires on 3 March and goes through the full expiration and redemption period.
Or I can try to get it back for you from our registrar. Once it’s restored I can then help you transfer it. If you want me to try and get it back, I’ll also need you to create a new free site to which I can connect the domain, as you currently don’t have any sites in your WordPress.com account.
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If you can help me get it back that is great! I was told that my strackhomes.com was not through wordpress anymore so that is why I thought it was okay to delete however, I need the domain, strackhomes.com.
Thank you so much!
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Okay. I’ve emailed our registrar to try and get it back to you. Hopefully we’re still in time to get the domain back before it enters redemption, but if the registrar replies to say that it’s already in redemption we need to pay them an additional $80 fee to get it back. I’m telling you about this in advance so you know it can happen, but I’ll let you know what they say when they reply to me.
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Your domain has been restored and is connected to the new site. It’s expiring in a few days, so please make sure you renew or transfer it before that happens.
You can find instructions how to use your domain with Weebly, both via mapping or transferring here:
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Are you able to continue to help me?! My wordpress site is still not showing when I search for it?
Also what does this mean?
“You currently have WHOIS privacy protection enabled for your domain, you’ll need to disable this in order to begin the transfer. “
When I look at the settings my site shows public?
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A site will only appear in search results once search engines finish indexing it, and that process typically takes 4 to 8 weeks. It doesn’t matter where you make your site, with us or with Wix, if it’s a new site it will take several weeks before it will appear if you search for it. Until then the only way to find it is via the direct link.
Whois Privacy has nothing to do with whether people can see your site. That is part of your domain upgrade, and prevents the contact information you supplied when buying your domain from appearing on a public database.
If you want to transfer your domain, you’ll first need to disable privacy, but if you follow the steps at the support doc I linked to above, we automatically do that for you when you request the transfer code.
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