DNS for WordPress
WordPress migrations fail on DNS more often than on plugins.
Moving WordPress to a CDN or a new origin is easy compared with waiting out a 24-hour TTL or leaving the apex stuck on a hosting A record.
Host the WordPress zone on Cloud DNS. Flatten the apex to Cloud CDN, keep wp-admin on the origin if you split hostnames, and drop TTLs before cutover.
Why teams use Aptranet
What DNS for WordPress looks like on this network.
Cloud DNS answers on 210+ Anycast servers, with GeoDNS, health checks and a one-second minimum TTL for change.
Anycast DNS for the site name
Lookups for the WordPress hostname are answered from 210+ servers.
Apex flattening to Cloud CDN
example.com can follow the distribution without a frozen hosting A record.
Cut over when you are ready
A one-second minimum TTL means the DNS window is under your control.
How to set it up
A cutover you can validate before DNS moves.
Create the Cloud DNS configuration, prove it on an Aptranet hostname, then point production DNS when the path looks correct.
- 1Import the WordPress zone
Preserve MX, SPF, DKIM and verification TXT.
- 2Create the Cloud CDN distribution
Validate on an Aptranet hostname before touching production DNS.
- 3Lower TTLs, then flatten the apex
Point the root and www at the CDN hostname.
- 4Keep mail where it is
DNS for the site and mail records can share the zone safely.
Outcomes
What changes once the hostname is on Aptranet.
- WordPress DNS is on Anycast Cloud DNS
- Apex and www can follow Cloud CDN
- Mail records stay intact
- Future origin moves use a low TTL
Keep reading
Related pages
More DNS use cases on the same Cloud DNS footprint.
Frequently Asked Questions
You must point the site hostname at Cloud CDN. Hosting the whole zone on Cloud DNS makes flattening, TTL and failover easier.
Yes. Use a separate hostname that bypasses cache. Both names can live in Cloud DNS.
Each mapped domain still needs records. Automate them, or host those zones on Cloud DNS as well.
Yes. Delivery and DNS are separate products that share the same network. Use both for a full cutover.