I know some people might want to buy .com.au, .co.uk or .ca domains because it’s for a local business. Yes, you definitely can.
Please follow the steps below and you should be up and running in a few minutes!:)
So after you have bought the domain, all you need to do is:
1) Copy the name server details from your hosting confirmation email. It should look something like this:
2) Go to the dashboard of where you bought your domain, and click on manage domains. Then you should end up somewhere like this. This is an example of the Godaddy Dashboard, but it is similar for all other places. You will need to go to “manage the domains section” and then select manage nameservers.
3) Then you see options to where you can update your name servers to the ones provided to you from your Hostgator confirmation email.
Note: This might take anywhere up to 24 hours for it to update. But from experience it’s pretty quick and should be done within 15 mins and 2-3 hours at the latest.
4) At this stage. You need to login to your Hostgator Cpanel with the details provided to you.
5) Scroll Down, and Click on “Addon Domains” then fill in the details.
Note: You only need to fill in 4 things as shown below. The Subdomain or FTP User and Document Root will automatically appear after you have entered in your new domain name. Leave those as default.
6) You are done! Now you can proceed to Quick Install and Install WordPress on your new domain.
Please Note: If you just changed the nameservers, you may need to watch 2-3 hours for your site to be up. But from experience it will be up in 15-20 mins. And worst case scenario up to 24 hours. Contact your host, if there are any issues.
