{"id":3824,"date":"2016-04-25T11:30:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2016\/04\/25\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T10:25:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T14:25:26","slug":"how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure Domain Settings in WHMCS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u201cDomains\u201d tab concerns domain registration options as well as Domain Lookup preferences and renewal settings. For example, if you want to set up default nameservers for your domain then you are in the right place.<\/p>\n

Did you know?<\/strong> Not all hosting companies provide a free license for WHMCS. InMotion does with all Reseller Hosting<\/a> plans and it\u2019s just one of the many features available.<\/p>\n

Configuring Domain Settings <\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Login to your WHMCS Admin<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. \"Choose<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    Hover over Setup<\/em> and choose General Settings<\/em><\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \"Domain<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    Choose the Domain<\/em> tab<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. Fill in the settings:
    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Domain Lookup:<\/th>\nSelect the method you wish to use to look up domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Domain Registration Options:<\/th>\nAllow clients to register domains with you
    Allow clients to transfer a domain to you
    Allow clients to use their own domain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Enable Renewal Orders:<\/th>\nTick this box to show the Domain Renewals cart category allowing clients to place renewal orders early if they wish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Auto Renew on Payment:<\/th>\nAutomatically renew domains which are set to a supported registrar when they are paid for<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Auto Renew Requires Product:<\/th>\nOnly auto renew free domains that have a corresponding active product\/service for the same domain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Default Auto Renewal Setting:<\/th>\nThis can be changed per domain, but sets the default of whether invoices should auto generate for expiring domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Create To-Do List Entries:<\/th>\nTick this box to create To-Do list entries for new or failed domain actions that require manual intervention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Domain Sync Enabled:<\/th>\nTick this box to enable automated domain syncing with supported registrars via cron<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sync Next Due Date:<\/th>\nEnable \u2013 Number of Days to Set Due Date in Advance of Expiry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Domain Sync Notify Only:<\/th>\nTick this box to not auto update any domain dates \u2013 just send email notification to admins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Allow IDN Domains:<\/th>\nTick this box to enable Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) support. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Bulk Domain Search:<\/th>\nTick to allow clients to perform bulk domain searches via the domain checker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Default Nameserver 1:<\/th>\nEnter your nameserver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Default Nameserver 2:<\/th>\nEnter your nameserver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Default Nameserver 3:<\/th>\nEnter your nameserver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Default Nameserver 4:<\/th>\nEnter your nameserver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Default Nameserver 5:<\/th>\nEnter your nameserver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Use Clients Details:<\/th>\nTick this box to use clients details for the Billing\/Admin\/Tech contacts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    First Name:<\/th>\nSet the default Billing\/Admin\/Tech Contact Details for new domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Last Name:<\/th>\nSet the default Billing\/Admin\/Tech Contact Details for new domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Company Name:<\/th>\nSet the default Billing\/Admin\/Tech Contact Details for new domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Email Address:<\/th>\nSet the default Billing\/Admin\/Tech Contact Details for new domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Address 1:<\/th>\nSet the default Billing\/Admin\/Tech Contact Details for new domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Address 2:<\/th>\nSet the default Billing\/Admin\/Tech Contact Details for new domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    City:<\/th>\nSet the default Billing\/Admin\/Tech Contact Details for new domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    State\/Region:<\/th>\nSet the default Billing\/Admin\/Tech Contact Details for new domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Postcode:<\/th>\nSet the default Billing\/Admin\/Tech Contact Details for new domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Country:<\/th>\nSet the default Billing\/Admin\/Tech Contact Details for new domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Phone Number:<\/th>\nSet the default Billing\/Admin\/Tech Contact Details for new domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \"Save<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    Click Save Changes<\/strong><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now that you have gone through the Domain options you are ready to proceed to the Mail<\/a> tab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The \u201cDomains\u201d tab concerns domain registration options as well as Domain Lookup preferences and renewal settings. For example, if you want to set up default nameservers for your domain then you are in the right place. Did you know? Not all hosting companies provide a free license for WHMCS. InMotion does with all Reseller Hosting Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4289],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-domain-names","category-whm"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Configure Domain Settings in WHMCS | InMotion Hosting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this article, you will learn about configuring domain settings in your WHMCS general settings.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Configure Domain Settings in WHMCS | InMotion Hosting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this article, you will learn about configuring domain settings in your WHMCS general settings.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"InMotion Hosting Support Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-04-25T11:30:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-07T14:25:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Christopher Maiorana\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@InMotionHosting\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@InMotionHosting\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Christopher Maiorana\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Christopher Maiorana\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/c6922c56c84e17079fd558e07b7ef72f\"},\"headline\":\"How to Configure Domain Settings in WHMCS\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-04-25T11:30:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-07T14:25:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/\"},\"wordCount\":524,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Domain Names\",\"WebHost Manager (WHM)\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/\",\"name\":\"How to Configure Domain Settings in WHMCS | InMotion Hosting\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-04-25T11:30:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-07T14:25:26+00:00\",\"description\":\"In this article, you will learn about configuring domain settings in your WHMCS general settings.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Configure Domain Settings in WHMCS\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\",\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting Support Center\",\"description\":\"Web Hosting Support & Tutorials\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\",\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"InMotion Hosting\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/InMotionHosting\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/c6922c56c84e17079fd558e07b7ef72f\",\"name\":\"Christopher Maiorana\",\"description\":\"Christopher Maiorana joined the InMotion community team in 2015 and regularly dispenses tips and tricks in the Support Center, Community Q&A, and the InMotion Hosting Blog.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-m-4623144b\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/author\/christopherm\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Configure Domain Settings in WHMCS | InMotion Hosting","description":"In this article, you will learn about configuring domain settings in your WHMCS general settings.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Configure Domain Settings in WHMCS | InMotion Hosting","og_description":"In this article, you will learn about configuring domain settings in your WHMCS general settings.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/","og_site_name":"InMotion Hosting Support Center","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/","article_published_time":"2016-04-25T11:30:29+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-06-07T14:25:26+00:00","author":"Christopher Maiorana","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@InMotionHosting","twitter_site":"@InMotionHosting","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Christopher Maiorana","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/"},"author":{"name":"Christopher Maiorana","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/c6922c56c84e17079fd558e07b7ef72f"},"headline":"How to Configure Domain Settings in WHMCS","datePublished":"2016-04-25T11:30:29+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-07T14:25:26+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/"},"wordCount":524,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Domain Names","WebHost Manager (WHM)"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/","name":"How to Configure Domain Settings in WHMCS | InMotion Hosting","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-04-25T11:30:29+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-07T14:25:26+00:00","description":"In this article, you will learn about configuring domain settings in your WHMCS general settings.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Configure Domain Settings in WHMCS"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/","name":"InMotion Hosting Support Center","description":"Web Hosting Support & Tutorials","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization","name":"InMotion Hosting","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"InMotion Hosting"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/","https:\/\/x.com\/InMotionHosting"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/c6922c56c84e17079fd558e07b7ef72f","name":"Christopher Maiorana","description":"Christopher Maiorana joined the InMotion community team in 2015 and regularly dispenses tips and tricks in the Support Center, Community Q&A, and the InMotion Hosting Blog.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-m-4623144b\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/author\/christopherm\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"primary_category":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3824"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104781,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3824\/revisions\/104781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}