Domains

When a new environment is created it is provisioned with a convenience domain by default. The convenience domain can be replaced with a custom domain.

To make a site accessible at a custom domain, add the domain to the VIP Dashboard for the site’s environment. The domain must be verified before it can be used for a site launch or sending emails.

After adding and verifying a custom domain, the necessary settings for pointing the domain’s DNS to VIP can be retrieved from the VIP Dashboard. Use the launch tooling in the VIP Dashboard to launch a site with a custom domain, or just update a site’s current domain with a new domain.

• All domains must have a TLS certificate installed in order to be mapped to a site receiving traffic.
• Mapping domains for a WordPress multisite might require additional steps to code configure redirects for custom domains and their www or non-www variants.
• WordPress.com is a domain registration and DNS management option for sites hosted on the VIP Platform.