Domain Recovery

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  thunderbunnyracing · Member · Jul 3, 2023 at 9:47 pm

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  I need help recovering my domain thunderbunnyracing.com. I am past grace period, please email me at (email visible only to moderators and staff) if live chat doesn’t work.

  WP.com: Yes
  Jetpack: No
  Correct account: Yes

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  dragstor · Member · Jul 4, 2023 at 12:26 pm

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  Hi there! 👋🏼

  I see that you reached out to us via Live Chat shortly after starting this thread — I’ll close this one, and we can proceed as agreed.

  For the sake of other WordPress.com users searching the Forums, once the domain expires, it goes through a series of phases.

  You can learn more about this here:

  

  Domains » Domain Expiration

  in WordPress.com Support

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  This guide explains what happens when a domain expires. Most of the same information also applies when a domain is actively canceled. When Does a Domain Expire? When you register your domain (e.g. yourgroovydomain.com) with WordPress.com, you purchase the right to use that domain for as long as you keep the registration active. Domain registration terms are annual so your domain will

  Since your domain went into the redemption phase, a manual payment of $80 (in addition to the regular domain renewal/registration fee) is needed. After processing the payment, we will start the redemption and restore the domain. ✅