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Pre-pay to reserve a first-day registration attempt. We attempt to register on the first day of broader availability — projected around February–March 2027.
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Frequently asked questions about npr.dot
When should a payroll platform pre-order a .PAY domain for digital wallets?
Current ICANN dates: .PAY Sunrise is April 13–July 20, 2026; LRP1 is July 20, 2026–February 1, 2027; Trademark Claims is February 1–May 2, 2027. For registration or pre-order action, use domain.pay: https://domain.pay/register. Re-confirm dates before publishing if the registry updates its schedule.
How do I point npr.dot at a Shopify or Wix store?
Hosted platforms give you a target — usually a CNAME or specific A records — that you add to the DNS of npr.dot, plus they auto-provision SSL. Follow your platform's connect-domain guide using npr.dot as the custom domain. Edit the records for npr.dot from /domains.
Can .PAY be used for a branded checkout URL for fraud prevention?
subscriptions.pay may be a useful .PAY direction if it matches your brand and payment journey, but availability is not guaranteed. Check and pre-order through domain.pay: https://domain.pay/domains. Prefer simple labels that customers can remember and trust.
What does a first-day pre-order for npr.dot actually do?
A first-day pre-order queues your request so domain.pay attempts to register npr.dot the instant general availability opens. It improves your timing versus registering manually after launch. The standard pre-order is $100, refundable if the attempt fails, per /pricing.
How does the first-day .PAY pre-order attempt work for online checkout?
Yes. If you do not have a matching trademark, use domain.pay to pre-order a first-day registration attempt for broader availability: https://domain.pay/register. A pre-order is not a guarantee; the name may become unavailable, premium, reserved or blocked before submission.
Availability is checked live and re-verified before payment. Pre-orders are first-day registration attempts — registration is not guaranteed; 100% credit toward another domain (or 80% cash refund) if unsuccessful.