Deleting or renaming a domain

On the Domains page you can delete a domain from your package, temporarily switch it off (suspend it), or give it a different name. Do this carefully: deleting a domain means losing its website, email addresses and mail.

Deleting a domain

1. In the menu, under Account Manager, click Domains.
2. Tick the domain.
3. Click Delete (1) and confirm.

Please note: Everything belonging to the domain is deleted: the folder with the website, the email addresses with all mail, the DNS zone, the subdomains and the pointers. Make a back-up first (see Backup and Restore: creating your own backup in DirectAdmin). Don't delete the main domain (default domain) of your package yourself: your package is linked to it. If you want to do this, please contact us first.

Want to move a domain to another package, or remove it from your package entirely? It's better to use My WebOké for this (see Can I also do this in My WebOké? Domains per package and Forwarders). That way our administration and the DNS stay correct.

Temporarily switching off a domain

Use Suspend / Unsuspend (2) to temporarily switch off a domain without deleting anything. The website is then unreachable. Click again to switch the domain back on.

Choosing a different default domain

Tick a domain and click Set as default. That domain then appears at the top of the domain selector. Nothing changes about the website or the email.

Renaming a domain

Moving forward under a new domain name, and want to keep everything? Then you can rename the domain.

1. On the Domains page, click RENAME DOMAIN in the top right.
2. Under Old Domain, choose the domain that will get a new name.
3. Under New Domain, enter the new domain name.
4. Click SAVE.

DirectAdmin moves the website, email addresses and DNS over to the new name. The old name will no longer work afterwards.

Please note: After renaming, you'll need to update a few things yourself: the settings of your email programs (the email address and username change along with it), the website address in WordPress, and a new SSL certificate (see Requesting a free Let's Encrypt certificate). If this concerns your main domain, please discuss it with us first via a ticket. We'll then also update your package in My WebOké.

Tip: Want the old name to work as a redirect to the new one? Then don't rename it, but add the new name and turn the old one into a pointer or redirect (see Domain pointers: a second domain name for the same site and Site Redirects: forwarding a domain or page).