Registrar guide
Set up email on a WordPress.com domain
Your site stays exactly where it is; email is a separate set of DNS records, and Faivelo can write them for you: one click, approve, done. The manual path is below, along with what to do if WordPress.com already sold you a mailbox.
The whole setup is one click
- 1.
Add your domain in Faivelo
- 2.
Click Connect WordPress.com and approve
- 3.
Records appear and verify by themselves
This is the whole setup. The connection manages your domain's DNS records only and can be revoked any time from your WordPress.com security settings.
The manual path, if you prefer it
- 1Prefer to do it by hand? Go to wordpress.com/domains/manage and click your domain.
- 2Open DNS records, then Manage.
- 3Add each entry your Faivelo dashboard lists with Add DNS record.
Enter just the prefix in the Name field, like _dmarc or autoconfig; WordPress.com completes the domain. Leave it empty for the root.
What your screen should look like
ADD DNS RECORD
| Type | Name | Value | TTL |
|---|---|---|---|
| MX | (empty) | mx.faivelo.com | 3600 |
| TXT | (empty) | v=spf1 ... | 3600 |
The MX priority field appears after you pick the MX type. Use 10.
What gets set up, in plain words
Receiving
One record tells the internet to deliver your mail to Faivelo.
MX
Sending and trust
These prove your mail is really yours, so it lands in inboxes instead of spam folders.
TXT ×4CNAME ×3MX
Device auto-setup optional
Optional but nice: phones and mail apps find their settings by themselves instead of asking for servers and ports.
CNAME ×2SRV ×3
You type less than you think
Add your domain to Faivelo, free, and your dashboard generates this exact set for your domain. Every value has a one-click copy next to it, and each record checks itself off the moment it goes live, so you always know what is done and what is left.
And you give nothing up: this is the same full SPF, DKIM and DMARC setup the big per-seat providers configure. The flat price changes what you pay, not what lands in inboxes.
Get your records, freeThings WordPress.com does differently
The Professional Email trial plants its own records
WordPress.com pushes a paid per-mailbox email product, and trying it leaves Titan MX records behind. Remove those before adding new MX records, or mail keeps flowing to the old place.
The domain must use WordPress.com nameservers
If your domain points at other nameservers, the DNS records screen is not in charge. Add records wherever the nameservers actually point.
Check that it worked
Records usually go live within minutes, though caches can hold old answers for up to a day. Faivelo re-checks your domain automatically and emails you the moment everything verifies. Want an instant answer? Run a free email checkup on your domain and see exactly which records are live.
Common questions
Different registrar?
Once the records are in, connect any mail app with our device setup guides. Unlimited mailboxes on your domain, one flat price.
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