Renewing an expired domain name

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  hollieborland · Member · Jun 6, 2016 at 11:04 am

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  Hi there, I registered a domain name through WordPress over a year ago (hollieborland.com) and I let it expire a few months ago. However, I want to get it back. Is there any way I can do this please? I spoke to Wild West Domains who have told me that I need to do this through WordPress but I don’t have an option to do this anywhere. I do have an option to ‘map’ the domain but I’m not sure if mapping the domain name is the same thing as renewing. Please can you help me/point me in the right direction? I’m getting desperate!

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  micawbr · Member · Jun 6, 2016 at 11:21 am

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  Hi,
  Domain mapping is different than renewing. Your domain appears to be in the redemption period. There will be an additional $80 fee imposed by the registrar if the domain is able to be recovered. If you wish to proceed, add “modlook” to the tags of this forum thread and a staff member will be around to assist.

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  hollieborland · Member · Jun 6, 2016 at 11:24 am

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  Thanks for the feedback! Do you know how I find out how long the redemption period is actually is?

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  micawbr · Member · Jun 6, 2016 at 11:47 am

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  I took a look at the domain registration agreement and the total time from when a domain expires to when it’s released appears to be 72 days.

  • Grace period – 12 days
  • Redemption period – 30 days
  • Redemption grace period – 30 days
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  hollieborland · Member · Jun 6, 2016 at 11:55 am

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  Thank you so much!