What Is Namecheap?

Date First Published: 25th May 2022

Topic: Computer Networking

Topic: Internet Organisations

Article Type: Computer Terms & Definitions

Difficulty: Medium

Difficulty Level: 5/10

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Features Of Namecheap

Learn more about what Namecheap is in this article.

Namecheap is a domain registrar that provides domain name registration services, web hosting, SSL certificates, email services, and a VPN. It was founded in 2000 by Richard Kirkendall and is based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. As of now, Namecheap has over 11 million registered users and over 10 million domain names are registered with Namecheap. It is one of the ICANN-accredited domain registrars.

Features of Namecheap

The features of Namecheap are:

Simple management of domain names in the control panel with options to alter DNS records and change where the domain name points to.
SSL certificate to encrypt communications between browsers and web servers.
Email redirects for domain names.
Auto-renew feature for domain names, where the domain name automatically renews before its expiration date and charges the registrant.
Free WHOIS privacy protection for every domain name registered with them.
Hosting plans (Shared hosting, WordPress Hosting, Reseller hosting, Email hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated hosting).
Options to create categories for domain names for easy navigation.
Export CSV file option. This allows a list of domain names to be downloaded from the Namecheap dashboard. It contains a list of information about the domain name that is shown in the domain list (domain name, domain privacy protection status, domain status in Namecheap database, domain auto-renew status, domain expiration date).

Transfer out and transfer in features. This allows domain names to be transferred from another domain registrar to Namecheap or from Namecheap to another domain registrar.