{"id":1449,"date":"2009-08-18T11:03:11","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T09:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/helpcentre\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2025-12-22T12:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:19:06","slug":"can-i-change-a-domain-name-once-it-has-been-registered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/domains\/can-i-change-a-domain-name-once-it-has-been-registered\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I change a domain name once it has been registered?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No, once a <b>domain name <\/b>has been registered with the registrar, it cannot be changed. Should another domain name be required, the previously registered domain name will have to be <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/how-to-cancel-a-domain-name-in-the-xneelo-control-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancelled<\/a> and the new domain name can be <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/how-to-register-a-domain-via-the-xneelo-control-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registered<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We offer a <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/cancel-your-order-within-the-7-day-grace-period\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grace period<\/a> on new orders. Should you change your mind about your purchase within 7 days, you will be given a\u00a0<strong>full refund on the hosting fee<\/strong>. An R8 administration fee will be charged on all co.za domain registrations and a R25 administration fee on all other domain registrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"plain":"No, once a <b>domain name <\/b>has been registered with the registrar, it cannot be changed. Should another domain name be required, the previously registered domain name will have to be <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/how-to-cancel-a-domain-name-in-the-xneelo-control-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancelled<\/a> and the new domain name can be <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/how-to-register-a-domain-via-the-xneelo-control-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registered<\/a>.\r\n\r\nWe offer a <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/cancel-your-order-within-the-7-day-grace-period\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grace period<\/a> on new orders. Should you change your mind about your purchase within 7 days, you will be given a\u00a0<strong>full refund on the hosting fee<\/strong>. An R8 administration fee will be charged on all co.za domain registrations and a R25 administration fee on all other domain registrations."},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once a domain name has been registered with the registrar, it cannot be changed. 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