# We Want the Same Domain Name But Renewed Too Late

**URL:** <https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/we-want-the-same-domain-name-but-renewed-too-late/78803>\
**Category:** Ask the community\
**Tags:** wix-studio, cms, wix-pricing-plans, wix\
**Created:** [June 30, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/we-want-the-same-domain-name-but-renewed-too-late/78803 "2026-06-30T22:29:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Matthew\_Klauber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wix/user_avatar/forum.wixstudio.com/matthew_klauber/32/101986_2.png) [@Matthew\_Klauber](https://forum.wixstudio.com/u/Matthew_Klauber)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/we-want-the-same-domain-name-but-renewed-too-late/78803/1 "2026-06-30T22:29:43Z")

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**We renewed our Premium Plan too late, and the interface now says our old domain name is not currently available. Does that mean it’s taken? Is there no workaround?**  
Briefly explain what’s not working or where you’re stuck

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**Author:** ![DeanAyalon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wix/user_avatar/forum.wixstudio.com/deanayalon/32/94633_2.png) [@DeanAyalon](https://forum.wixstudio.com/u/DeanAyalon)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/we-want-the-same-domain-name-but-renewed-too-late/78803/2 "2026-07-01T07:36:41Z")

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Wix is a domain registry, it does not OWN the domains - you’re the one who purchases ownership of them

As far as I know, Wix reserves them so that you are still the only one able to renew domain ownership for about a month after its expiry (not sure technically how)

Afterwards, they go public again. If your domain is no longer available, my _guess_ would be someone has already purchased ownership of it

This is not a Wix issue, as again, the domain is not owned or managed by them, they simply served as sort-of a broker

You could use a WHOIS service to lookup the domain’s registration, see whom it might belong to