Domain Names by AfterHost

The Domain Manager is a crucial part of our hosting Control Panel and includes all the features that you need in order to manage your domains. It has an intuitive interface through which you can alter DNS resource records, update WHOIS settings, lock your domain or create sub–domain names with only a mouse click.

Through the Domain Manager tool you could even order extra services such as Whois Privacy Protection and digital certificates.

Working with our Domain Manager is very easy, no matter if you’ve got one or many domains to manage. Via its easy–to–use interface, you can pick many domains at once and renew them (for one or multiple years), modify their nameservers or alter the WHOIS details associated with them instantaneously.

If you also have a web hosting account with us, you will be able to administer both multiple domains and multiple websites simultaneously from one single place.

According to regulations adopted by ICANN, the WHOIS information pertaining to your domain is freely accessible and your personal or business info can be seen on the web by everyone. To help you hide your domain registration information from the general public, our company offers you a WHOIS protection service at an attractive price. Within the Domain Manager, just specify the domain name that you want to protect and then click on the Whois Privacy Protection button on the right to request the activation of this service.

You need to bear in mind that this specific service is available only with these domain extensions: .info, .biz, .co, .co.za, .me, .tv, .pro, .cc, .net, .we.bs, .com and .org.

We, at AfterHost, grant you complete control over your domains’ DNS records. Via the Custom DNS section of the Domain Manager, you’ll be able to modify different types of DNS resource records for a selected domain. For instance, A, AAAA, MX, NS, SRV, CNAME and TXT resource records. To add a new record, just select a domain name and then fill in the new value in the respective record field. To update the resource record – click ’Modify’; to retrieve the initial value – click on ’Revert’.

Through the GeoIP location tool, also included in the Custom DNS section, you will be able to present a particular language version of your web site to individuals from a particular geographic region.

The best method to secure your web shop is to enable an SSL certificate for your domain name. The certificate will add ’https://’ to your domain name and will inform your site visitors that your shopping portal is safe enough to purchase from. Through the Domain Manager section of your Control Panel, you can quickly activate a normal or a wildcard SSL certificate for your web site.

Just click the Order SSL Certificate button, specify the kind of SSL certificate that you prefer and after that fill in the necessary info. We’ll then get back to you with your certificate’s details almost momentarily.

If you want to use WordPress MultiSite or another multi–site web app, or even if you want to prevent users from typing the ’www.’ part of your domain incorrectly, you will be able to take advantage of the wildcard domain activation options offered by our Domain Manager interface.

With the Wildcard option included in the Domain Manager, you will be able to point all the hosts and sub–domains under a specific domain, for instance – forum.domain.com or blog.domain.com, to the main page of your web site.