Getting my website back during the redemption period
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Hello,
I need to renew my website during the redemption period as I accidentally let it expire. Please let me know how I can do this within WordPress. Thank you!The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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After the grace period ends, your domain enters the redemption period, the length of which can vary. This means the domain name can still be renewed, but there is an $80.00 redemption fee required in addition to the normal renewal cost. (This is standard practice for domain registrars.)
It’s important to note that during the redemption phase, domains can be included in expired-domain auctions, where another party can bid on your domain name. If the domain is claimed by someone else in an auction, you will not be able to renew. If you made a payment in attempt to reclaim the domain out of redemption and were unsuccessful, you will get a refund.
You can read more about how domain and site purchases on WordPress.com work here. https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-expiration/
Since you are firm about buying your site back, here is what I will do. I have added a tag “modlook” in this topic. One of the members from the WordPress.com staff/WordPress.com Happiness Engineers should be able to help you through this.
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Hi there,
Are you referring to auhoopspodcast.com?
That domain has already been removed from our system and is currently in redemption with our registrar. It is still possible for me to recover the domain at this point, but our registrar charges a $80 fee to restore a domain from redemption as @strikebuys also indicated above. Let me know if you agree to that fee and I can get the recovery process started.
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Hi kokkieh,
Yes, I agree to the fee. Please start the recovery process for the domain. Thank you!
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I’ve sent you a payment link via email. We’ll be notified once we receive your payment, and then I can email our registrar to restore the domain.
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We’ve received your payment, thank you. I’ve emailed our registrar. We should hear back from them within 24 hours. I’ll let you know once we do.
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We’ve received word from the registrar that your domain has been restored and is now active.
If there’s anything else we can help with, please let us know.
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Hi Jesscga,
I’m not seeing it restored when I login. It’s only the free .wordpress site. Thoughts on why I’m not seeing it and its settings yet?
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I checked and confirmed that the domain is mapped now to your account. You should see it working soon, though it may be unreliable during the first 72 hours after being updated.
It looks like the domain is set to point to a Squarespace site. Let us know if that’s not where you’d like it to go.
Thank you!
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