Expired domain

  • Unknown's avatar
    oncallpt · Member ·

    How do I renew an expired domain?

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

  • samva8c · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    Could you provide your domain name here so that a member of the staff can help you?

    It is still possible to renew your domain if it’s in the redemption period, but the process is now more expensive and complicated. WordPress.com’s registrar charges an $80 late renewal fee in addition to the $26 renewal charge that WordPress.com charges. The good news though is that there is still a chance of reclaiming the domain through this option.

    There is also one other option. You can wait till the 80 day redemption period is over and the domain becomes available to be registered again. However, with this option, you run the risk of someone else purchasing the domain before you can, in which case you will be unable to register it again.

    Please let the staff know if you would like to proceed with paying the late renewal fee, by replying to this thread, for an attempt to recover the domain name. This option is also time sensitive because while the domain is in the redemption period it can be auctioned off to an expired domain bidder.

    Please visit the following support page for further instructions:
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-expiration/

    We would also suggest that you enable the auto-renew option so that you will not have to worry about renewing your domain or losing control over it in the future.

    Once the staff has your confirmation, they’ll reach out to their domain partner and get the approximately 2-3 day process started immediately.

    I’ve tagged this post with the modlook tag so that a member of the staff can begin to help you. Please remember to reply with your domain name so that they can assist you in an expedited manner.

    Thanks!

  • Unknown's avatar
    gemmacevans · Member ·

    Hi oncallpt,

    oncallpt.net expired on 2017-06-10 which is why you are no longer able to renew it from your account. The domain is currently in the redemption period:

    Domain Expiration

    We can still try to recover it but you will need to pay an $80 redemption fee in addition to the $18 domain costs. If you agree, I can generate a payment request and contact our domain registrar once it has been paid.

    If you don’t want to pay the fee you can wait until the domain is released although this is also no guarantee you will be the first to register it again.

    Please let me know what you would like to do and we’ll go from there.

    Thanks!

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