Managing Domains

•  Applies to: Grid
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Time: 10
  • Tools needed: Account Center access, DNS control
• Applies to: All DV
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Time: 10
  • Tools needed: Account Center access, DNS control
• Applies to: Premium WP / Managed WP Pro, Personal, Elite
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Time: 10
  • Tools needed: Account Center access, DNS control
• Applies to: Managed WordPress
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Time: 10
  • Tools needed: Account Center access

Overview

This article provides details on managing domains within your Account Center. If you are looking for domain registration information, including managing WHOIS info, please click here.

Adding a domain or subdomain

For detailed instructions with screen shots on how to add a domain to your server, please see:

• How do I add a domain or subdomain to my server?

If you are trying to register a new domain, choose I want to register this domain. Additional details are here:

• How do I register a new domain?

Removing a domain

The following instructions will show you how to remove a domain.

NOTE:

Please remember removing a domain will stop all services such as mail and FTP for that domain. We encourage you to backup all data for a domain before you decide to remove a domain from your account.

For Grid Personal, Pro, and Elite users:

1. Click on the blue Admin button associated to your Grid server.
   
2. On the left, click on your desired domain under the SITES section.
   
3. Under the DNS & ZONE FILES section, click on Remove Zone File.
   
4. A page will be displayed warning you that all the services such as mail and ftp will stop for the domain you are about to remove. If you are removing the domain from a Grid, be sure to check the box for Remove the alternate domain entry also. However, keep in mind that removing the alternate domain entry will will delete any email users and inboxes, as well as other data associated with the alternate domain in question.
   
   
   For (gs) Grid Service or Grid Lite users:

1. From the Overview page in your Account Center, click directly on the domain you wish to remove.
   

   

2. Under the section labeled DNS & ZONE FILES, click on Remove Zone File.
   
3. A page will be displayed warning you that all the services such as mail and ftp will stop for the domain you are about to remove. If you are removing the domain from a Grid, be sure to check the box for Remove the alternate domain entry also. However, keep in mind that removing the alternate domain entry will will delete any email users and inboxes, as well as other data associated with the alternate domain in question.
   
4.   Click on the Remove Zone button to confirm.
   
5. You should no longer see the domain listed on your Overview page or domains tab. In some cases due to browser cookie sessions, you may have to log out of the Account Center, then log back in to see the list updated.

Use these instructions to remove a domain for your Managed WordPress service. 

1. Sign in to the Account Center.
2. Select your WordPress service from the services list. 
3. Click on manage site. This is found by clicking on the preview box of one of your sites.                          
4. From the My Site menu on the left, click on Domains.
   
5. Click on the Manage button to the right of the domain that you'd like to remove.
6. Select Remove Domain from the DNS & ZONE FILES panel. 
7. Confirm that you'd like to remove the zone file. 

FAQs

Will removing the domain close the domain registration for that domain?

No, removing a domain will not close the domain registration service. If you wish to close registration for a domain, you can do so from the billing page within the Account Center.

Will removing the domain from the Account Center remove all of the domain's files?

No, removing a domain from the Account Center simply affects the domain's DNS. All of the files for that domain will still exist. However, if you are removing the domain from a Grid, then any users associated to that domain may be removed, including any data (such as email) associated with those users.

Changing your primary domain

Currently, all of our servers allow you to change the primary domain. For DV and Dedicated Servers, this will also set the hostname. For detailed instructions on how to change your primary domain, click here.

Transferring/Moving a domain

Below we offer guides on the various ways to transfer or move a domain's DNS

• Move DNS within the same account.
• Move DNS to a separate account.
  

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  If the domain is registered with us, we suggest you transfer the domain registration service for that domain as well.

FAQs

Will moving the domain in the Account Center also move the domain's files?

No, transferring/moving the domain in the Account Center will only affect DNS. If you'd like to move your site files, that is actually a site migration. For information on that topic, feel free to review our additional documentation below:

• Using the Plesk Migration Manager
• Using the cPanel/WHM Transfer Accounts Tool
• Migrate to a DV from a Grid
• How do I move my websites between Grid services?
• Migrating Your Websites to Managed WordPress

Transferring a domain to/from another host to (mt) Media Temple

You may find that you want to transfer a domain to (mt) from another hosting provider. Below are some guides we offer based upon the server type:

• Migrating your websites to the DV server
• Migrating your websites to the Grid
• Migrating your websites to Managed WordPress

Resources

• Domain Privacy
• Manage Domain Registrations