Transferring an already registered domain name involves switching the registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS updates through the new registrar company. The transfer process is standard with most top-level domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a safety option, which is being adopted by more and more registry organizations. It’s a default feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to steal your domain. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domains that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is astonishingly easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our shared web hosting plans, and will require exactly two mouse clicks. All your domain names will be displayed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you will notice a padlock-like logo. Click on it once and you’ll notice the domain’s current status. Click once again and you will alter its status. The change will propagate momentarily without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can proceed with the transfer procedure straight away.