{"id":1419,"date":"2026-07-19T06:14:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T10:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2026-07-21T07:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:00:49","slug":"how-to-check-domain-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Check Domain Age: 3 Methods That Actually Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run three checks If you want to <\/span><b>check domain age<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> accurately:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHOIS lookup for the official registration date\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wayback Machine search for when real content first appeared\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DNS or hosting history check to see if the domain changed hands along the way.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any single method used alone can mislead you, especially when you&#8217;re <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-value-an-aged-domain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">evaluating a domain someone else owned first<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That gap matters more than it sounds. A domain can show a 2009 registration date and still be practically brand new in terms of usable history, if it dropped and got re-registered last year. Learning <\/span><b>how to check domain age<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> properly, instead of trusting whatever a free tool spits out, is the difference between buying a genuine asset and buying a number.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/#What_Domain_Age_Actually_Means\" >What Domain Age Actually Means<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/#How_to_Check_Domain_Age_With_a_WHOIS_Lookup\" >How to Check Domain Age With a WHOIS Lookup<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/#Verifying_Real_History_With_the_Wayback_Machine\" >Verifying Real History With the Wayback Machine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/#Why_the_WHOIS_Creation_Date_Can_Lie_to_You\" >Why the WHOIS Creation Date Can Lie to You<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/#Cross-Checking_Domain_Age_Before_You_Rely_On_It\" >Cross-Checking Domain Age Before You Rely On It<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/#Trust_the_Pattern_Not_the_Single_Number\" >Trust the Pattern, Not the Single Number<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/#Can_I_check_domain_age_for_free\" >Can I check domain age for free?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/#Why_does_WHOIS_show_%E2%80%9CRedacted_for_Privacy%E2%80%9D_instead_of_an_owners_name\" >Why does WHOIS show &#8220;Redacted for Privacy&#8221; instead of an owner&#8217;s name?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/#Whats_the_difference_between_domain_age_and_website_age\" >What&#8217;s the difference between domain age and website age?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/#Can_domain_age_be_faked_or_hidden\" >Can domain age be faked or hidden?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/#How_accurate_are_bulk_domain_age_checker_tools\" >How accurate are bulk domain age checker tools?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-to-check-domain-age\/#References\" >References<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Domain_Age_Actually_Means\"><\/span><b>What Domain Age Actually Means<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Domain age<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> isn&#8217;t one number. It&#8217;s at least three overlapping timestamps, and most checker tools only ever show you one of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Type of Age<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>What It Actually Measures<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Where to Check It<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration age<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time since the domain name was first registered, by anyone<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHOIS \/ RDAP lookup<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Content age<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When live, indexable content first appeared on that domain<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wayback Machine (Search Console if you own it)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ownership continuity<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether the domain was held continuously or dropped and got re-registered<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHOIS history plus gaps in Wayback snapshots<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most free domain age checker tools report registration age only, because that&#8217;s the field WHOIS exposes directly. The other two take a bit more digging. That&#8217;s exactly where the mistakes creep in. And it&#8217;s where most buyers stop looking.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Check_Domain_Age_With_a_WHOIS_Lookup\"><\/span><b>How to Check Domain Age With a WHOIS Lookup<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A WHOIS lookup is the fastest starting point. And it takes under a minute once you know which field to read.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open a WHOIS or RDAP lookup tool. ICANN&#8217;s own Lookup service works fine. Most registrars offer one too.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the domain without &#8220;http:\/\/&#8221; or &#8220;www.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the <\/span><b>Creation Date<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or &#8220;Registered On&#8221; field. Don&#8217;t confuse it with &#8220;Updated Date&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note the registrar name as well. Certain discount registrars see a disproportionate amount of drop-catching activity. Which is a small but useful signal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the record shows &#8220;Redacted for Privacy,&#8221; the owner is using standard GDPR-style protection. That&#8217;s doesn&#8217;t affect the age reading itself.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What WHOIS won&#8217;t tell you is who actually used the domain. Or between that creation date and today. It only confirms that someone, not necessarily the current owner, first claimed the name.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verifying_Real_History_With_the_Wayback_Machine\"><\/span><b>Verifying Real History With the Wayback Machine<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Wayback Machine fills the gap WHOIS leaves open. An actual visual record of what a domain looked like over time. Not just a registration timestamp.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open web.archive.org and paste in the domain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compare the earliest available snapshot against the WHOIS creation date. A gap of a few months is normal; sites usually go live sometime after registration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scroll through snapshots year by year and check whether the content looks continuous, or whether there are gaps of a year or more with nothing archived.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch for an abrupt jump from a parked page, or a completely unrelated niche, straight into the current content. That pattern usually marks a change of ownership.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One quick note here, since it still trips people up: older guides sometimes suggest typing &#8220;cache:domain.com&#8221; into Google to see an old version of a page. That stopped working entirely after Google fully retired the cache operator in September 2024, according to Search Engine Land&#8217;s coverage at the time. The Wayback Machine is now the only practical option for this kind of check, and Google itself links there instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_the_WHOIS_Creation_Date_Can_Lie_to_You\"><\/span><b>Why the WHOIS Creation Date Can Lie to You<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The creation date can mislead you because domains get reset. When a domain expires and nobody renews it, ICANN policy will gives it a 30-day Redemption Grace Period. Followed by a 5-day pending-delete window. Its giveb before it&#8217;s released back to the public for anyone to register.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once someone new claims it, the domain&#8217;s real usable history effectively restarts, even though it&#8217;s still marketed, sometimes, as an &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/aged-domains-vs-new-domains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aged domain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; based on how long ago the name itself was first coined. A few signs point to this kind of reset:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WHOIS creation date is much older than the earliest usable Wayback snapshot<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long blank stretches, two years or more, between snapshots with no archived content<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The registrar is one heavily associated with drop-catch or expired-domain auction and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/the-best-aged-domain-marketplaces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">marketplaces <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wayback content jumps from an unrelated niche to the current one with no transition period<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">None of this means the domain is worthless. It just means the age number by itself was never telling the full story.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cross-Checking_Domain_Age_Before_You_Rely_On_It\"><\/span><b>Cross-Checking Domain Age Before You Rely On It<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trust a domain age reading only after at least two independent sources agree. Since any single method can be reset, redacted, or simply wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Method<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Confirms<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Best Used For<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHOIS \/ RDAP<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Official registration date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast first-pass screening<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wayback Machine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actual content history and gaps<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catching a reset disguised as an old domain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DNS \/ hosting history tools<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hosting changes and ownership transitions<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotting hidden transfers WHOIS won&#8217;t show<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running all three doesn&#8217;t take long once it&#8217;s a habit. Skipping any one of them is usually how someone ends up paying an aged-domain premium for a domain that reset eighteen months ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trust_the_Pattern_Not_the_Single_Number\"><\/span><b>Trust the Pattern, Not the Single Number<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A domain that tells a consistent story across WHOIS, Wayback, and DNS history is worth more than one with an impressive creation date and nothing backing it up. That consistency says more about a domain&#8217;s real value than any single &#8220;age&#8221; figure ever will.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re checking domain age as part of buying one, the natural next step is looking at what actually built up during that history, its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/aged-domain-backlink-audit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">backlink profile<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, since a clean timeline with a toxic link history is still a bad deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mdm-df-wrap mdm-df-mcar\" 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class=\"mdm-df-price-original\">$ 1,500<\/span><\/span><a class=\"mdm-df-buy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/domain\/NNHUCO1001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">View details<\/a><\/div><span class=\"mdm-df-badge\">Flash Sale<\/span><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span><b>FAQ<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_check_domain_age_for_free\"><\/span><b>Can I check domain age for free?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. WHOIS lookups and the Wayback Machine are both free and require no signup. Bulk or automated checker tools may charge for large batches. But a single domain check <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mostdomain.com\/blog\/how-much-do-aged-domains-cost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">costs <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_WHOIS_show_%E2%80%9CRedacted_for_Privacy%E2%80%9D_instead_of_an_owners_name\"><\/span><b>Why does WHOIS show &#8220;Redacted for Privacy&#8221; instead of an owner&#8217;s name?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most registrars apply privacy protection. By default, they are under GDPR and similar regulations. It hides personal contact details. But don\u2019t worry. it still shows the creation date accurately. So it doesn&#8217;t interfere with an age check.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_difference_between_domain_age_and_website_age\"><\/span><b>What&#8217;s the difference between domain age and website age?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Domain age is when the name was registered. Website age is when actual content went live on it. A domain can be ten years old with a website that only launched last month, which is exactly the gap a Wayback Machine check reveals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_domain_age_be_faked_or_hidden\"><\/span><b>Can domain age be faked or hidden?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not exactly faked, but easily misread. A drop-and-re-register cycle resets a domain&#8217;s real usable history while the marketed &#8220;age&#8221; of the name can still sound impressive. Cross-checking WHOIS against Wayback snapshots is how you catch this.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_accurate_are_bulk_domain_age_checker_tools\"><\/span><b>How accurate are bulk domain age checker tools?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reasonably accurate for the WHOIS registration date itself, since that&#8217;s pulled straight from the registry. Where they fall short is context: none of them tell you whether that history is continuous or whether the domain reset along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"References\"><\/span><b>References<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchenginejournal.com\/domain-age-impact\/503596\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search Engine Journal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, &#8220;Google Answers If Domain Age Impacts Rankings&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search Engine Land, &#8220;Google Search completely kills the cache feature&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ICANN, &#8220;About Redeeming a Domain Name in Redemption Grace Period&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Run three checks If you want to check domain age accurately:\u00a0 WHOIS lookup for the official registration date\u00a0 Wayback Machine search for when real content first appeared\u00a0 DNS or hosting history check to see if the domain changed hands along the way.\u00a0 Any single method used alone can mislead you, especially when you&#8217;re evaluating a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"","format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"553","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"floatbottom","share_float_style":"share-normal","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_bookmark_settings":{"override_bookmark_button":"0","override_show_bookmark_button":"0"},"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[508],"class_list":["post-1419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-website","tag-how-to-check-domain-age"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Check Domain Age: 3 Methods That Actually Works &#8211; 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