Where the settings are
Everything below is in the domain dashboard.
Renewing
- Sign in and open your domain list.
- Select the domain and use Renew.
- Auto-renew is on the same page.
Transfer lock
Under the domain's settings. Applied by default.
Moving the notices somewhere safe
Under Account settings.
Worth knowing about Spaceship
Spaceship is Namecheap's newer sibling brand, so the underlying operation is familiar. If you hold domains at both, they are separate accounts with separate renewal dates, which is an easy thing to lose track of.
The three that actually prevent a lapse
- A payment card that is current. An expired card with auto-renew on is the most common cause of a lapse, and the failure notice goes to the same place as everything else.
- A contact address that survives someone leaving. Not personal, and not at the domain that is expiring.
- The renewal date recorded somewhere other than the registrar's email, because that is the channel that failed.