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Extensions - .ws Domains

Register a domain with us and get the best value and support that hundreds of thousands of customers have come to rely on!

.WS is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Samoa but this TLD is not restricted to Samoa residents. You can live anywhere in the world and register a .ws domain.

The following is a list of features which are included FREE with your domain registration.

DNS Features
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Email Forwarding
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Allows you to create personalized e-mail addresses (like yourname@yourdomain.com) and forward mail to another e-mail address of your choice (like youremail@yourisp.com). Our email forwarding service also lets you to create a catch-all (wildcard) e-mail address so that you never miss an important email due to misspelling. The best part is we add no advertisements to forwarded e-mails.
URL Forwarding
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Lets you redirect people to any URL/website of your choice when they type your domain name in a browser. You can also hide the destination URL using our URL Frame feature so that your site visitors never know the destination URL. URL forwards are ad-free.
Real Time DNS
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Our name servers are geographically dispersed to boost the speed and performance of your websites. Create up to 50 hosts/sub-domains and a catch-all (wildcard) sub-domain. Easily setup all DNS records like A Address, MX and CNAME records for your domain using our advanced control panel.
Dynamic DNS
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Never worry about downtime because of a dynamically changing IP address. Our DynamicDNS service keeps your domain linked to a computer even if it has a changing IP address. We also provide a free windows client software to use this feature but we don't restrict you to our software. You can use any DynamicDNS client that supports our service or create your own.
Security Features
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Grant Modification Rights
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When running your business online, you may want to let an employee take care of certain domain features (like DNS,host record configurations). Now you can grant access to another Namecheap user (like your employee) to modify only certain domain features without actually transferring the domain to them or risk giving them access to your Namecheap account.
Registrar Lock
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The Registrar Lock feature prevents any accidental/unauthorized transfer of domain to another registrar. You can switch on or off this feature anytime from within your control panel based on your needs. Requests to transfer a domain will be rejected if Registrar Lock is switched on.
Security Notifications
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You can configure your account to send email notices when any change is made to your domain settings. This option is very useful to keep track of changes done by a co-worker/an employee when you grant them access to edit certain domain features.
Website Features
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Advanced Control Panel
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Manage all your domains in one place using our advanced control panel. You can make configuration changes (such as change WHOIS, DNS settings) to multiple domains at once by simply selecting them and editing.
Domain Push Feature
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You can push your domain to another Namecheap user without being charged for it. This option is useful when you sell domains to other Namecheap users.
Customizable Parking Page
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Need more time to launch your website? No worries. You can set our free parking page to show people your website is 'coming soon' until you launch it. You can also add your own text to show on the parking page.
Custom Nameserver Registration
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This feature allows you to create your own nameserver. If you are a webhost then this feature is so important to you as it allows you to register your nameserver (such as ns1.yourdomain.com) very easily.

Disclaimer

* You get one year WhoisGuard subscription (worth $2.88) absolutely free with every new domain name registration. Please note that WhoisGuard subscription expiry is based on your purchase date and not on the date you activate it.

** Due to registry restrictions, WhoisGuard cannot be used with .ws domains. However, you can use the free subscription received with the purchase of a new domain on any other domain with Namecheap that supports the WhoisGuard service.

*** You can get a special $1.99/year Comodo PositiveSSL Certificate for every new product purchase except domain renewals, WhoisGuard renewals, purchase of another SSL certificate, or any SSL renewals. You cannot use this $1.99 PositiveSSL to renew another certificate.

**** DNS features mentioned above are only applicable if your domain uses our default nameservers.

Every domain registration includes the following products

Free WhoisGuard Privacy Protection, worth $2.88**
(Optional) Comodo PositiveSSL SSL Certificate for $1.99***
Reliable DNS services with servers across US and Europe

Pricing for .ws registration
Duration	Price
1 Year	$14.99/yr
2 Years	$14.89/yr
3 Years	$14.80/yr
4 Years	$14.70/yr
5 Years	$14.60/yr
6 Years	$14.60/yr
7 Years	$14.60/yr
8 Years	$14.60/yr
9 Years	$14.60/yr
10 Years	$14.60/yr