Add a New DNS Record

This guide will show you how to add new DNS records to your domain on WordPress.com.

In this guide

1. Where to Add DNS Records
2. Add a DNS Record

Where to Add DNS Records

This guide applies to domains using WordPress.com name servers. If your domain is not using WordPress.com name servers, add your DNS records at your domain registrar or DNS provider.

Add a DNS Record

To add a new DNS record:

1. Visit your site’s dashboard.
2. Navigate to Upgrades → Domains (or Hosting → Domains if using WP-Admin) to view all the domains associated with that site.
3. Click on your domain.
4. Select the “DNS records” option and click the “Manage” button.
5. Click on the “Add a record” button in the upper right corner:

Button to add a DNS record

6. Click on the “Type” dropdown. Select the type of DNS record you wish to add. The options are A, AAAA, ALIAS, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, or NS.

Adding a new A record

7. Fill in the remaining information provided to you by the service you’re adding the record for. The fields available will change depending on the record type you are adding.
   • There is no standard set of terms for the various fields of a DNS record. Different providers may use different terminology from what you see on WordPress.com. For example, “points to” may be labeled as “value” instead.
   • TTL (time to live) is measured in seconds, so a TTL value of 3600 = 3600 seconds, or 1 hour.