We want to transfer our domain to another registrar.
Domain transfer is a separate step from hosting migration. Miss a day in planning and email or the site can go offline.
Try this first
- 1Request an EPP code (auth code, transfer key) from the current registrar. Some show it in the dashboard; others mail it on request.
- 2Disable Domain Lock at the current registrar. The new one will refuse the transfer otherwise.
- 3Open a transfer at the new registrar, supply the EPP code, pay the first renewal (transfer adds a year).
- 4Check the WHOIS email: an approval mail goes to the admin email. Miss it and the transfer times out.
- 5DNS: capture current DNS records before the transfer. A transfer moves the domain, not DNS records automatically. Import them at the new registrar.
- 6Test after transfer: site, email (MX records), subdomains. Don't schedule a transfer right before a weekend or holiday.
When to bring us in
For .nl domains it runs via SIDN; usually smooth. Exotic TLDs or complex DNS setups (DNSSEC, specialty records) warrant the new registrar's help or a DNS engineer.
See also
- WordPress, plugins and theme have gone 6+ months without updatesOut-of-date WP is the number-one entry for malware. Don't just hit 'update all', back up first.
- Theme update broke the layout or threw a fatal errorThemes overwrite custom CSS on update unless you use a child theme.
- WordPress shows a blank screen after a plugin install or updateWSOD (white screen of death) is usually one crashing plugin. You isolate it.
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