Setting an A Record

Setting a custom A record is only available if you already added a custom domain to your blog.

Your domain’s settings live under Store → Domains in your dashboard. Every custom domain you added to your blog will have an Edit Domain link next to it.

• Click on Edit Domain to open the domain management screen
  
• Click on Edit DNS on the left to see your DNS records
  
• Go to Existing DNS Records
  
• Click on the pencil icon to edit the DNS record
  
• Confirm that you want to edit the A record by clicking on OK
  
• Enter 52.39.109.56 (the IP address) in the Points to field
  
• Click Add
  
• Confirm the correct IP address (52.39.109.56)
  
• Click Save Changes
  

The domain will start pointing to your new host immediately after you save your changes.

Resetting a Domain A Record

To reset your domain’s default A records and make it point to WordPress.com again, simply remove the custom A records you added.

To remove a record, hover over it with the mouse and click on the Trash icon.

Custom A Records and Primary Domains

On the new screen, click on the IP address under Points to at the top of the page. This will open up an editable field. Leave the “@” symbol in place but change the IP address to 52.39.109.56.

Note: Changes to domain settings (Referred to as “propagation”) can take up to 24-48 hours before the domain begins to function correctly.

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