Domain Name

I purchased a domain name for my forum yesterday (1st November). I know it takes 5 days to process, but I just checked on godaddy and it still states my domain name is available to purchase. This concerns me. How can someone still buy it? And what happens to me and my forum if they do?

I could have bought it from the godaddy site a lot cheaper for the first year than in the Admin panel, but I felt safer purchasing it via the AP. Now I am wondering if that was a mistake.

Thanks

Hey Jane,
Our system automatically purchases the domain when you buy it through the domain name. So it is reserved and can't be purchased. Godaddy might still show it as available while it is processing because you can still cancel it, however, I imagine if you tried it wouldnt actually go through.

-Brandon

brandon_g wrote:Hey Jane,
Our system automatically purchases the domain when you buy it through the domain name. So it is reserved and can't be purchased. Godaddy might still show it as available while it is processing because you can still cancel it, however, I imagine if you tried it wouldnt actually go through.

-Brandon

Okay, thank you Brandon. It was disconcerting to see it still being offered for sale, allowing me to add it to my basket Of course I did not try to complete the transaction, so hopefully you are right I was just worried because it is being offered for a very cheap price on their site

SLGray wrote:

The topic was posted in the wrong section, so I have moved it to the correct section. Please read our forum rules:  ESF General Rules

Apologies @SLGray I genuinely thought I had posted in the section you moved my topic to Thanks for moving it

I would like to keep this topic open please, just in case of any issues.

Edited to Add: It is allowing me to go to the checkout. So not sure of the delay between purchasing in the AP of my forum and availablity on GoDaddy, it certainly seems it will let me buy it.

Edted again: I did not add https: // before my domain name. I did not need to do this, right?

Hello @JaneDoe can you please post your URL of your forum and the domain you are trying to have ?

if you don't want it in public then you can PM me it

PM sent. Thank you

Edited to Add. Sorted. Thanks @Ape

Sorry but I now have a problem. Some of my javascripts aren't working  I have cleared my cache and synchronized the forum. Other members have reported stuff not working as well. So far I have noticed the Twemoji, Google Translate that is normally at the top left of my forum and the gif script are not working.

I have added my google translate widget and that is working fine, but I prefer the javascript for the top left of the page to use google translate. These all stopped working within the last 4hrs approximately.

Also where do I get the TXT record number I need to add my change of address with google search engine?

Thanks

Please start a new topic for issues/questions that are not related.

SLGray wrote:Please start a new topic for issues/questions that are not related.

But they are related @SLGray My js only stopped working when my domain name changed.

We do not know if they are related.  Please start a new topic for that issue.

I will start a new topic as you ask. Personally it seems like a heck of a coincidence to me, and it made sense to keep the relevant info together.

When your request is complete, please mark it as Solved.

I still don't know where to get the TXT record for google search engine to change my address. It says you can find it from the place you bought it such as godaddy. But I bought it via forumotion.

To add your new Site address you only have to add it to this part of your forum.

 Admin Control Panel settings:
ACP >> General >> Forum promotion >> Search engines >>

And also look at the following:

 Admin Control Panel settings:
ACP >> General >> Statistics >> Google Analytics

I want to add it to my already existing google account for my site.

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Or am I misunderstanding what I need to do? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

But is not both addresses for just one forum?  Why are you wanting to add it?

I don't know @SLGray Does it not need the new domain address as well? I find the whole process very confusing.

I added my original forum address via a meta tag and tried to add a site map but I don't know if that works as google still have a big problem with site maps. I just want to make sure my forum is still recognised on google search engine.

Wait a minute!  Is the issue in your first post solved?  We are getting off-topic.

ok this is how you do it your doing it all wrong.

Log in to your forum.

Go to

  Admin Control Panel settings:
ACP >> General >> Forum promotion >> Search engines >>

See video:


In the Top Box  ("name" attribute :) add the following

Code: google-site-verification

in the next box ("content" attribute) add this part of your code >>


Then press the green Add Button.

Now go to this page and press verify it should then find your site and add it to your google account


Thats it and then your done you don't have to do anything else

Both your old address and your new address will be found on google.

Thank you @Ape !

You're the best, that has indeed verified my domain to google

Your welcome and this should also help with you sitemap also there is nothing else you need to do.

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