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Transfer Domain Ownership

How To Transfer Domain Name To A New Registrar

This article explains how to prepare your domain to be transferred from Bluehost to a new registrar. You'll initiate the transfer itself with the gaining registrar, but there are a few things you can do to ensure the process goes smoothly.

How to Setup Multiple Domains Pointing to the Same Directory

Can I have multiple domains pointing to my site or to a directory on my site?

How to obtain a Transfer Authorization ( EPP ) Code

Getting Started Wizard How to obtain a Transfer Authorization ( EPP ) Code If you want to transfer your .com, .net, .biz, .us, .org or .info domain, you will need to contact your current registrar an

EPP Auth Code

I need an EPP authorization code to transfer my domain to another registrar.

Parked Domain Definition

What are parked domains?

How To Transfer Domain Name To Bluehost

Maintaining your domain registration and hosting services within the same account allows you to manage both services with only one login password, making it easier for you to stay on top of everything related to your website. This article explains the process to transfer your domain to [% provinfo.n

Domain Transfer Troubleshooting

There are multiple reasons why a domain transfer may fail. This article explains several reasons why your transfer may be unsuccessful and what you can do to fix it.

Domain Manager Access without Hosting Account

How can I manage my domains if I no longer have a hosting account?

Intro to FTP

There are many ways that you can transfer files and folder to and from your hosting account. We highly recommend using an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program to quickly upload and download files. We

FTP for Addon Domains and Subdomains

How do I FTP to my addon domains and subdomains without interfering with my main account.

What Is A Subdomain And How Does It Work? How To Create A Subdomain

Can I make subdomains for my addon domains on the account?

Configuring Name Servers for Your Reseller Main Domain Registered With a 3rd Party.

Using Your Custom Name Servers for Domains Registered With a 3rd Party.

Moving website contents to Bluehost

I need to transfer my website from my old host to Bluehost, but I do not know how to do it without losing files or mail.

Your domain will expire in less than 7 days

Why Bluehost blocks transferring domains soon to expire.

How To Change Name Servers NS

Transfer Domain Registration: When a domain registration is transferred to us, we must register the domain name for a minimum of one (1) year. We only accept registrations for the .com, .net, .org, .

Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)

Starting on August 26, 2019, the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) will be a new protocol available that provides WHOIS details for generic top-level domains (gTLDs) (e.g., .com, .net).

What Is The Difference Between Addon Domain, Parked Domain & Subdomain?

What is the difference between parked domains and addon domains?

How Much Does A Domain Name Cost? Prices Of Domains / TLD's

What is Domain Name Pricing Structure?

SSL/TLS Certificates and Addon Domains

SSL/TLS Certificates and Addon Domains.

Domain Privacy for .CA Domains

How to enable or disable privacy for a .CA domain

Domain Privacy for .us Domains

The WHOIS database shows my personal information for my .us domain names. How do I get privacy for the .us domain?

Restrict Access to Addon Domains through the Main Domain

I do not want to see addon.maindomain.com. How do I do that?

Pushing Website from old host to Bluehost.com

How to Transfer hosted files from old host to Bluehost.com via ssh. Your old host must have SSH access to perform this move. Using SSH to transfer files to Bluehost

Office 365: Verify Third-Party Domains

To use Office 365 through Bluehost, your domain will need to use specific DNS settings. This article will explain the name server requirements for Microsoft email.

How to Transfer Files with CuteFTP

This article will instruct you on transferring files to your account through the FTP client, CuteFTP.

What Is Domain Privacy Protection? GDPR Domain Masking and Whois Privacy

WHOIS Domain Privacy for domains registered with Bluehost

Free WordPress Migration

We are offering free website migrations for qualifying WordPress websites within the first 30 days after signup. The offer includes the transfer of one WordPress website and the ability to review the site before it goes live.

How to Request Account and/or Domain Ownership

If you are unable to validate your account, have lost your password and are unable to receive a password reset or validation token due to the email address on file being inaccessible, If you are attempting to make updates to the domains, contact information and do not have access to the listed regis

VPS and Dedicated Hosting: Restore or Transfer cPanel

If you need to transfer or restore a cPanel account for your VPS or Dedicated server, there is a tool within the WHM panel to perform these tasks. This article is about transferring or restoring from another server or restoring after a re-image.

Registration Transfer Step 2/4

I am trying to transfer a domain(s) from my current registrar to bluehost. When I fill out the transfer form I cannot get beyond step 2/4. There does not seem to be any "submit" or "next"

What to do if your Google My Business Location has Already Been Claimed

Taking ownership of your business’s profile usually involves figuring out who set up your Business Profile and having them transfer it to you. Google will help you along the way. This article explains how.

Transferring a Drupal Gardens Site

This article explains how to transfer you drupal website from Drupal Gardens to Bluehost.

How to transfer Blogger to your WordPress

Instructions on how to migrate over via WordPress

Getting Started with Your New Account

A step by step guide to using your new Bluehost hosting account.

My EPP code never arrived in my email.

What might be the reasons you haven't received the EPP Code

Restrict subdomain access to addon domains

How do I stop people from being able to use the addon domain as a subdomain of the primary domain?

How to fix ExecCGI in .htaccess

How to run CGI scripts for Addon domains.

About Domain Names

You need two things to have a successful website and professional email: a domain registration and a hosting account.

FTP - Uploading the website

How do I upload my web site?

Domain WHOIS Update and Verification

Per ICANN, your contact information is included on the domain's record in the WHOIS database required information includes your full name, postal address, email address, and voice telephone number

VPS or Dedicated Hosting - Modify Exim Port (Mail Transfer Agent)

How to modify the Exim Port (Mail Transfer Agent) in the WHM

Where is my Admin Verify code?

How to resend the Admin Verify code

Refund Policy

If you cancel within 30 days, you'll receive a full refund on your hosting service.

How to Update WHOIS for Your Domain

How to update contact details for WHOIS database

How to Share your Backup with Professional Services

When you purchase a website transfer, you may need to upload and share a backup of their website with professional services. This article will explain how to share a backup using DropBox or Google Drive.

How To Assign A Domain Name - A Record, Name Servers, HTML Page

How do I setup an addon domain or parked domain in my hosting account?

FrontPage Alternatives

This Article discusses alternative options to Microsoft Front Page.

VPS or Dedicated Hosting - Using Multiple cPanel Accounts To Set Custom Nameservers

How to setup name servers for multiple cPanel accounts.

SFTP

How do I use a secure FTP connection?