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ACT NOW: Point your domain to the new hosting platform to unlock faster speed and full security in WordPress Hosting

Sep 4, 2026
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What it is

Most WordPress sites have already migrated to Vendasta's upgraded hosting platform. Updating your domain's DNS settings to point directly at the new platform, rather than routing through the legacy proxy, ensures your sites receive the complete speed, stability, and security benefits of the upgrade.

Why it's Important

If your domain still routes through the proxy, your site is missing out on optimal performance and risks performance bottlenecks. Pointing directly resolves routing errors and eliminates proxy-related issues, ensuring your clients' sites stay online, safe, and performant.

  • Boost load speeds: Pages load up to 66% faster.
  • **Ensure uptime: **Achieve 99.999% uptime for business continuity.
  • Strengthen protection: Gain full edge protection against large-scale cyber attacks.
  • **Protect ad revenue & SEO: **Prevent blocked ad and search crawlers so ads serve reliably and search rankings remain unaffected.

How to Access

Start with the DNS Lookup tool. Enter your **Partner ID **and it lists every domain across your accounts that still needs pointing, with the exact record to change for each one, so you do not have to check your sites one at a time. Then, for each domain on your list:

  1. Open the account in your hosting dashboard and go to Domain & SSL.

  2. Note the A record and CNAME values shown at the top. Domains flagged with a warning triangle need updating. image

  3. In your **DNS provider **or registrar, set the root domain's A record and the www CNAME to those values.

  4. Where the root domain is not already primary, use Make primary in the dashboard to set it.

  5. Return to Domain & SSL. The warning triangle turns to a green check once the change takes effect, usually within an hour.

Most sites take about five minutes. If someone else manages your DNS, the tool exports your list as a CSV you can hand straight to them.

For the full walkthrough, see this support article.

**Need a hand? **

  • Open a ticket in Partner Center: Help at the top, then My Tickets, then Create ticket.
  • Email support@vendasta.com, though tickets reach us faster.

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