Moved Domain & Accessing Via IP

  • I’m in the process of moving my site to a new host. While the domain is being transferred, I can only access my new site via IP address. I was told by my new host that WordPress doesn’t like to work off of IP addresses, so if I try to modify it before the domain fully transfers, I may have problems.

    Is there a way to work on my site at the new location while waiting for the domain to transfer and using the IP address to access the site?

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  • I’m in the process of moving my site to a new host.

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    I was told by my new host that WordPress doesn’t like to work off of IP addresses,

    I am not sure that is correct. At least I have never heard that.

    Is there a way to work on my site at the new location while waiting for the domain to transfer and using the IP address to access the site?

    It normally doesn’t take to transfer the domain. I know they say 24 – 72 hours but in reality it should be much shorter. Every transfer I have done was finished in minutes.

    I don’t see why there would be a problem working on the site. But if in doubt, I’d go to lunch and see it the transfer was done when I get back.

    Thread Starter OscarGuy

    (@oscarguy)

    They are moving everything via cpanel transfer, so I don’t have to actually move the site myself. My issue was concern that I couldn’t edit my site while I waited for the domain to transfer.

    I’ll give it a try when they’re done and see.

    Thanks for the help.

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