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Domain Credit: Error: A server with the specified hostname could not be found
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Description
To prepare:
- Setup a WordPress.com blog on the web and apply a plan to it.
- Do not register the domain yet.
To test:
- In the app, go to My Sites > {site} > Register Domain.
- Follow the prompts to use the domain credit and register a domain.
- Once finished, tap the "View Site" option.
Result: if you tap "View Site" right after you register a domain, in many case you will see an error that says "A server with the specified hostname could not be found." (3m46s)
Tested with WP Internal 12.5.0.20190530 on iPhone 6S iOS 12.3.1
Note: I thought it might be because the View Site button uses HTTP instead of HTTPS for the link to open the site, but I am not sure. It's more likely that it's a DNS propagation issue and that the error messaging in this case can be made to be more explanatory and friendly.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the My Sites > {site} > Register Domain flow on iOS and inspect the code handling the Register Domain completion and View Site action. Confirm whether the failure is caused by the URL scheme or DNS propagation; done means the post-registration behavior is correct or the error is explained in a friendlier way.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, swift
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100