One of the most important aspects of maintaining your site and email online is managing your DNS Zone on WordPress.com. DNS converts domain names to IP addresses to make your site actually visible to your visitors. When the records are right, all goes well. Otherwise, your site may not open or your e-mail may not work.
Records such as A, CNAME, MX and TXT are easily managed through the dashboard of WordPress.com. Each of these has its purpose–to direct your domain to the correct server, to send mail, or to confirm ownership.
Understanding how these work allows you to take control of the functionality of your domain and allows you to prevent future problems.
A DNS zone is the address book of the internet.It carries the records determining where your web site loads, where emails are delivered, and other services attach themselves to your domain.
You do not have to be an expert to do it, but a little knowledge of the fundamentals will help a great deal in configuring email, connecting services such as Google, or ensuring that your site loads properly.
To get the DNS settings to your domain on WordPress.com, follow the steps below: no technical explanation is required.
You are likely to have to add some DNS records on WordPress.com at some point.
As an example, when configuring Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, they will frequently request you to place a TXT or CNAME record to demonstrate ownership. MX records are used to ensure that your emails get their destination. To direct your domain or subdomains to the appropriate server, you use a or CNAME records.
When it all looks good, click Save. That’s it. This new record should now be in force, but it may take a short time to become fully effective throughout the web.
Read more in our detailed guide in Understanding CNAME and ALIAS Records for Better DNS Management.
Sometimes, you’ll need to go back and change a DNS record you already added—maybe you got new mail server details, perhaps theSometimes you may have to revisit a DNS record that you already added – perhaps you received new mail server information, perhaps the IP address has changed, or perhaps you simply entered the wrong information in the first place. However, whatever the motive, it is not that difficult to edit records of DNS on WordPress.com once the location is known.
Here’s how you can do it:
Important to note: DNS updates do not always go into effect immediately. They may appear within a few minutes, yet in other cases it can take a long time, even 72 hrs. All this depends on the TTL setting and the length of time the old record will be stored on the web. You can keep checking The Recent DNS Changes to see when it takes affect
There are times when you just need to clean things up. Perhaps you have some old records in DNS which are no longer being used, or maybe you include something by mistake. Anyway, one can always clean out unused or invalid DNS entries and get things running well and prevent the odd conflicts that could cause havoc to your web site or email.
To properly remove a DNS record on WordPress.com here are the steps to do it:
You should be very careful when deleting DNS records. Others may be attached to your site, email or other services. Removing the one that is important can cause your site to break, and no one would like that.
The process of managing your DNS zone on WordPress.com can be easy to overlook as one of those things you would prefer to do in the background but, in fact, it does matter. You need to know how to work around the DNS settings whether you are adding a new email service, connecting your site to some other tool like Google, or simply correcting an old record that is no longer necessary.
The fact that WordPress.com makes the process rather manageable is the good news. You do not have to be highly technical in order to get things done. You will be fine as long as you can identify what to click and double-check the information you are typing. And by the way, when you do end up messing something up, most of it can be fixed, but it may simply take some time to complete the update.It is better to maintain accurate DNS records to prevent irritating problems in the future.
Your site remains online, your mail gets where it should and you can control more of how your domain acts. It is one of those little bits that quietly make your entire online configuration run as it is intended to.
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Some of these things go wrong rather regularly, including typing in the incorrect IP address, getting A records and CNAMEs mixed up, or leaving DNS out of date after the host changes. Others do not even bother to check the TTL settings, which can take time. In addition, ensure that your nameservers literally point to WordPress.com, or the changes will not even be applied.
Use a good password and go two-factor login (where possible). Keep only a limited number of users, and review your records periodically to ensure that they are not altered behind your back. Where possible, DNSSEC should be enabled as well.
The DNS tools of WordPress.com are manual and simple. They are not fully automated. However, you can check using external applications such as Whatsmydns.net to find out whether the changes are in place and there are also some SEO plug-ins that assist with some related tasks such as redirects.
The first thing is to ensure that your domain nameservers are configured to WordPress.com. Next, make sure you check your records to remove typing errors or incorrect values. Check tools such as nslookup or Whatsmydns to determine whether changes have propagated. In case things remain wrong, restart to default DNS or call support. And do not forget that updates may require some time to appear.
When it is a critical one, something may break, such as your site crashing or failing to receive an email. One should always check twice before deleting. In case you make an error, you can recreate default records or add them back in manually.
At times, it may be rapid–within minutes–but may take as long as 48 hours. It will rely on your TTL configuration and the speed of DNS propagation on the internet.
It has no undo button, but you can revert default records of things such as A and CNAME. You can just re-enter the old settings manually assuming you have a copy of these settings. Before making any changes it is good to have a backup.
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