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This guide explains how to verify that your domain connection in Hosted.com® WordPress Hosting account.
WordPress is the software used to build and manage your website, but it does not make your website accessible on the internet by itself. To allow visitors to find and access your website, you need a domain name that points to your web hosting account.
A domain name is your website’s unique online address, such as yourbusiness.com. Instead of asking visitors to remember a numerical IP address, the domain name provides an easy-to-remember web address that browsers use to locate your website.
Hosted.com® offers domain registration alongside WordPress Hosting, making it easy to connect your domain to your website. Once your domain is linked to your hosting account, visitors can access your WordPress website from anywhere in the world.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to Verify Your Domain Connection
1. Login to your Hosted.com® Client Portal.
2. Navigate to Manage Services and select WordPress Hosting.
3. Locate the WordPress Hosting plan for the website you wish to back up and click Manage.
4. Under Product Information, click Login next to Control Panel to access cPanel.
5. In cPanel, open the Domains tool to review the domains associated with your hosting account.
6. Confirm that your primary domain is listed and correctly assigned to your WordPress installation.
7. If your domain was registered elsewhere, verify that its DNS records point to your Hosted.com® hosting account.
8. Visit your domain in a web browser to confirm that your WordPress website loads correctly.
9. If your website does not load after updating your DNS settings, allow time for DNS propagation and contact Hosted.com® Support if the issue persists.
Additional Information
- A domain name is separate from your WordPress software and your web hosting account.
- WordPress is the content management system, while the domain name is the address visitors use to access your website.
- Every publicly accessible website requires a domain name or an IP address, although domain names are much easier to remember.
- Registering a professional domain name helps establish credibility and strengthens your online brand.
- DNS records connect your domain name to your Hosted.com® hosting account.
- DNS changes can take up to 48 hours to fully propagate across the internet.
- Hosted.com® allows you to register a new domain or connect an existing one to your WordPress Hosting plan.
- Using your own domain name gives your website a professional identity and makes it easier for customers to find you online.
Login to Hosted.com® Account
1. Go to the Hosted.com® website Account Login page.
2. Enter your Email and Password and click the Sign In button.
3. You will see the Hosted.com® Dashboard, displaying the Manage Account menu on the left and your Account Information, Account Overview and Open Support Tickets on the right.
Login to cPanel from your Hosted.com® Dashboard
4. Click on Manage Services to view the sub-dropdown menu and select the hosting package for the domain you want to work with – in our example we are using WordPress Hosting.
5. Click the Manage button to the right of the domain name you want to access.
6. The display will now show Product Information, Quick Manage, Resource Usage and Site Statistics for that domain name.
7. Under Product Information, scroll down to Control Panel, which will display cPanel to the right, and click on the Login button.
8. The cPanel Dashboard will now be display
