World of Pain to Transfer Domain to Bluehost

• 

  cpaontheway · Member · May 29, 2023 at 11:57 pm

  • Copy link
  • Add topic to favorites

  I am trying to transfer my domain to bluehost.com and I am having a world of pain doing so.

  1. I tried transferring the domain by requesting an authorization code. No code shows up at all even though I am being told by a message a code was sent.
  2. I figure my email address needs to be reset so I try to change my email address under the domain contact information.
  3. All of a sudden, nearly one hour later, I spammed by 20 emails delivering me my authorization code.
  4. I initiate the transfer to bluehost.com
  5. Suddenly I receive the following message: “The transfer of cpaontheway.com from WordPress.com to another registrar could not be completed for the following reason(s): Express written objection to the transfer from the Transfer Contact. (e.g. – email, fax, paper document or other processes by which the Transfer Contact has expressly and voluntarily objected through opt-in means). If you believe that this domain name does not fit the situation described above, click here for assistance.”
  6. clicking “here” sends me to a defunct wordpress.com site.
  7. I log on to wordpress and it sends me a notification I need to confirm my change in email or my domain will not be functional.
  8. I check both my emails and not a single confirmation in site.

  What is going on here? Why is my transfer blocked and why cannot I receive emails from wordpress.com in a timely fashion or at all?

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

• 

  staff-zinnia · Staff · May 30, 2023 at 5:21 pm

  • Copy link

  Howdy –

  Thanks for reaching out. I’m going to take a closer look at this now and see what is going on. Hang tight.

• 

  staff-zinnia · Staff · May 30, 2023 at 5:34 pm

  • Copy link

  I have reviewed the logs for the domain and can see that the transfer was requested on 2023-05-30 17:16:26. Everything looks normal there, no red flags I can spot. I did go ahead and ask our domain team to also take a closer look in case I have missed something.

  It can take up to 72 hours for a domain code to be released for a .com. Those details are here:

  

  Domains » Transfer a Domain to Another Registrar

  in WordPress.com Support

  5 min read

  This guide explains how to transfer a domain registered with WordPress.com out to another provider (known as a registrar), such as GoDaddy or 1&1. Please note that your domain must be at least 60 days old before you can transfer it away. If it’s a new domain, you can change the name servers instead. Step One: Prepare the Domain TransferStep Two: Confirm the Transfer With Your New Registra

  Note: For domains ending in .nl, .com.br, and .net.br, we need to request authorization codes directly from the domain registry. For .nl, codes are typically sent within a week. For .com.br and .net.br, they are sent within 72 hours.