Using a domain bought in wordpress.com with a third party hosting company

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  alejandrolengua · Member · May 31, 2024 at 5:36 pm

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  One of my clients bought the domain ceciliasviptravel.com a few days ago and we would like to see if we can use it with another hosting. Could you please share the procedures to follow?

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  themagicrobot · Member · May 31, 2024 at 5:48 pm

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  There will be a 60 day lock before the domain can be transferred but you can point it to a site elsewhere immediately.

  

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  Nameservers determine where your domain’s DNS is hosted and managed. This guide will show you how to change your domain’s name servers to point to WordPress.com or any other host. Important Considerations when Changing DNS Changing, or updating, your domain name’s servers means changing where your domain’s DNS records are managed. DNS records control many things, including: the website
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  alejandrolengua · Member · May 31, 2024 at 5:52 pm

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  I understand the domain lock feature, however, I’m wondering if I can change the nameservers of a domain purchased through WordPress.com before the 60-day period.

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  staff-arihere · Staff · May 31, 2024 at 11:05 pm

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  Yep! You can change your domain’s name servers as soon as it is registered, without having to wait for it to be eligible to transfer between registrars. The guide linked above will walk you through the steps.