WordPress.com

Step by step: add the Notix DKIM, SPF, MX and DMARC records for a domain whose DNS is at WordPress.com.

Use this guide if your domain uses the WordPress.com nameservers, ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com and ns3.wordpress.com. If your domain uses other nameservers, add the records where those point instead.

Open your domain in Domains first and keep the page open. You copy every name and value from its DNS records table.

The records to add

TypeNameValuePriority
TXTnotix._domainkeyp=... (copy the whole key)none
TXTmailv=spf1 include:_spf.usenotix.dev ~allnone
MXmailfeedback-smtp.<region>.amazonses.com10
TXT_dmarcv=DMARC1; p=none;none

These names are for a domain added as acme.com. Notix shows each name in the short form, without your main domain on the end, so copy it from your domain page as it is. If you added a subdomain such as news.acme.com, the names read mail.news and notix._domainkey.news; _dmarc stays the same. The DKIM name and key are different for every domain. The MX value names the region your domain sends from, for example feedback-smtp.eu-west-1.amazonses.com, so copy it from your domain page too.

Add them at WordPress.com

  1. Open DNS records

    Go to the Domains section of your Hosting Dashboard and click your domain to open its overview page. Under Settings, click DNS records.

  2. Add each TXT record

    Click Add record in the upper-right corner and pick TXT from the Type list.

    1. In Name, enter the name from the table, for example _dmarc.
    2. In Text, paste the value.
    3. Leave TTL at 3600.
    4. Click Add DNS record.

    Repeat for the DKIM, SPF and DMARC records.

  3. Add the MX record

    Click Add record and pick MX.

    1. In Name, enter mail.
    2. In Handled by, paste the MX value, for example feedback-smtp.eu-west-1.amazonses.com.
    3. Priority is already 10. Leave it.
    4. Click Add DNS record.

Things to know at WordPress.com

  • WordPress.com wants only the part before your domain: for news.yourdomain.com you enter news. If you type the full name, it removes your domain from the end for you.
  • Quotation marks around a TXT value make no difference at WordPress.com. TXT values can be up to 2048 characters, so the DKIM key fits.
  • Do not use the Email setup panel below the records for Notix. It is for Google, iCloud, Microsoft and Zoho.

SPF and DMARC: check before you add

  • SPF. A name can have only one SPF record. Notix puts its SPF on mail, not on your main domain, so it never clashes with the SPF your main domain may already have for your mailbox provider. Leave that one as it is. If mail itself already has a TXT record that starts with v=spf1, do not add a second one: edit it to include include:_spf.usenotix.dev.
  • DMARC. A domain can have only one DMARC record. If _dmarc already has a record that starts with v=DMARC1, keep it and skip the Notix one. Notix accepts the record you have. Two DMARC records cancel each other out, and mailbox providers then ignore both.
  • MX on `mail`. The MX record only takes bounce and complaint reports back to Notix. It does not touch the MX records on your main domain, so your normal inbox keeps working.

After you save

WordPress.com says DNS changes can take up to 72 hours to take effect everywhere. Most records show in Notix within about 10 minutes.

You do not need to watch the page. Notix checks your records again on its own, and the domain turns Verified when the required records are found. To check straight away, open the domain in Domains and press Verify again. If a record is found at the wrong name, for example mail.acme.com.acme.com, the domain page says what to fix.

The records you add stay at your DNS host. Do not delete them later: Notix keeps checking them while you send.

Sources

We wrote this guide from the host's own help pages, checked on 21 October 2026. Labels can change; if your screen looks different, the host's page is the one to follow.

For hosts not listed here, see Any other DNS host.

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