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.

Customers can use any provider—including WordPress.com—for custom domain registration and DNS management. WordPress VIP does not provide domain registration or DNS management services.

Custom domains must be added to the “Domains & TLS” panel of an environment and the domain must be verified in order to be used for site launches 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.

All domains must have a TLS certificate installed in order to be assigned to the Site Address (URL) of a site receiving traffic.