{"id":2803,"date":"2025-11-24T12:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/?p=2803"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:05:14","slug":"how-to-add-whois-server-for-ng-tlds-not-supported-by-whmcs-updated-2025-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/domain\/how-to-add-whois-server-for-ng-tlds-not-supported-by-whmcs-updated-2025-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add WHOIS Server for .NG TLDs Not Supported by WHMCS (Updated 2025 Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1917\" src=\"https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/How-to-Add-WHOIS-Server-For-TLDs-Not-Supported-By-whmcs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/How-to-Add-WHOIS-Server-For-TLDs-Not-Supported-By-whmcs.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/How-to-Add-WHOIS-Server-For-TLDs-Not-Supported-By-whmcs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/How-to-Add-WHOIS-Server-For-TLDs-Not-Supported-By-whmcs-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/How-to-Add-WHOIS-Server-For-TLDs-Not-Supported-By-whmcs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/How-to-Add-WHOIS-Server-For-TLDs-Not-Supported-By-whmcs-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are a domain provider or domain reseller using WHMCS, you may have noticed that some extensions\u2014especially country-specific TLDs like <strong data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"507\">.ng<\/strong>\u2014are not supported by default. 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