widgets.wp.com - dns.ninja

`widgets.wp.com`

DNSSEC	⚠️ Not signed
A	192.0.77.32^{🇺🇸 Automattic192.0.77.0/24 Route Object}
		PTR	`wordpress.com`

`wp.com`

	DNSSEC	⚠️ Not signed
	A	192.0.78.24^{🇺🇸 Automattic192.0.78.0/24 Route Object}
	A	192.0.78.25^{🇺🇸 Automattic192.0.78.0/24 Route Object}
	NS	`ns1.automattic.com` ⭐
	NS	`ns2.automattic.com`
	NS	`ns3.automattic.com`
	MX	`mx1-bur.wordpress.com` ⭐
	MX	`mx1-dfw.wordpress.com` ⭐
	TXT	`v=spf1 include:_spf.automattic.com -all`
	SOA	`ns1.automattic.com`hostmaster@automattic.com 2023-01-30 #0

⚠️ On DNS blocklist: ultimate, ultimate.mini
WOT: SAFE (70/100)
rank #183 globally
rank #121 in the tld

wp.com

wp.comis a short domain owned by Automattic, Inc. and used as a CDN origin and convenience alias for the WordPress.com hosted blogging platform. The root domain redirects towordpress.com, while its subdomains serve as image/static-asset CDN endpoints.

Key facts

Owner / operator: Automattic, Inc.
TLD:.com— gTLD
Primary purpose: CDN origin domain for WordPress.com's Photon image-delivery network; root domain is a redirect alias forwordpress.com
Status: active

Notable subdomains or services

wp.comis best known for its numbered image-CDN subdomains, part of WordPress.com's Photon service, which resizes and caches images for WordPress-hosted sites:

i0.wp.com,i1.wp.com,i2.wp.com— primary Photon image CDN endpoints; URLs follow the patterni*.wp.com//path/to/image.jpg
s0.wp.com,s1.wp.com— static asset (JavaScript/CSS) CDN endpoints
0.gravatar.comstyle aliases also route through this infrastructure

Related domains

wordpress.com— canonical hosted blogging platform (same operator)
wp.me— WordPress.com's dedicated URL shortener for post permalinks
automattic.com— parent company domain

Semrush Rank:#3,641,355 Keywords:922 Traffic:101/mo
WOT: SAFE (83/100)
📈 Tranco rank: #434

WordPress.com Short URL Domain

wp.com is the official shortlink domain for WordPress.com, the popular hosted blogging and website platform. Owned by Automattic, Inc., the domain serves as a URL shortener for millions of WordPress-hosted sites, enabling concise sharing links (e.g.,wp.com/p/abc123).

About WordPress.com

WordPress.com was founded on August 1, 2005, by Matt Mullenweg, co-creator of the open-source WordPress software. The platform democratizes web publishing by offering:

Website & blog hosting with customizable themes
E-commerce via WooCommerce integration
Domain registration and professional email
Jetpack security and performance tools
Newsletter and content discovery features

Automattic, headquartered in San Francisco, employs approximately 1,458 people and also operates WooCommerce, Jetpack, Gravatar, and WordPress VIP.

Hosting Infrastructure

Type	Details
Nameservers	ns1/ns2/ns3.automattic.com
Web IPs	192.0.78.24, 192.0.78.25 (Automattic, US)
Mail Servers	mx1.bur.wordpress.com, mx1.dfw.wordpress.com
SPF	`include:_spf.automattic.com -all`
DNSSEC	Not signed

All infrastructure is operated by Automattic's own network (AS2635).

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DNS History

8 records (1 active, 7 former)

●A192.0.77.322016-03-27 → 2026-08-11 · 3 obs

○ 2016-01-29 16:05:02
● 2016-03-27 05:16:42
● 2026-08-11 01:28:30

○A2606:2800:20d:559:1b1e:a49:202a:14b52015-06-15 → 2015-09-30 · 4 obs

● 2015-06-15 23:11:18
● 2015-09-30 12:34:44
○ 2026-02-17 16:57:16
○ 2026-08-11 01:28:30

○A2606:2800:220:1c85:99b:1b56:207e:ea52015-06-15 → 2016-01-29 · 7 obs

● 2015-06-15 23:11:18
● 2015-09-30 12:34:44
○ 2015-12-22 16:07:44
● 2016-01-21 02:20:48
● 2016-01-29 16:05:02
○ 2016-03-27 05:16:42
○ 2026-08-11 01:28:30

○A2606:2800:234:1922:15a7:17bf:bb7:f092015-06-15 → 2015-12-22 · 4 obs

● 2015-06-15 23:11:18
● 2015-12-22 16:07:44
○ 2016-01-21 02:20:48
○ 2026-08-11 01:28:30

○A68.232.44.1112015-06-15 → 2015-09-30 · 4 obs

● 2015-06-15 23:11:18
● 2015-09-30 12:34:44
○ 2026-02-17 16:57:16
○ 2026-08-11 01:28:30

○A72.21.91.1112015-06-15 → 2016-01-29 · 7 obs

● 2015-06-15 23:11:18
● 2015-09-30 12:34:44
○ 2015-12-22 16:07:44
● 2016-01-21 02:20:48
● 2016-01-29 16:05:02
○ 2016-03-27 05:16:42
○ 2026-08-11 01:28:30

○A93.184.220.1112015-06-15 → 2015-12-22 · 4 obs

● 2015-06-15 23:11:18
● 2015-12-22 16:07:44
○ 2016-01-21 02:20:48
○ 2026-08-11 01:28:30

○CNAMEcs82.wac.edgecastcdn.net2015-06-15 → 2016-01-29 · 4 obs

● 2015-06-15 23:11:18
● 2016-01-29 16:05:02
○ 2016-03-27 05:16:42
○ 2026-08-11 01:28:30

🔍 DNS Trace

📋 Delegation Chain

Zone	Nameservers	Glue
com	c.gtld-servers.net, h.gtld-servers.net, l.gtld-servers.net, f.gtld-servers.net...	-
wp.com	ns1.automattic.com, ns2.automattic.com, ns3.automattic.com	6 records

✅ Authoritative Response

Server:192.0.74.5

NS records: ns1.automattic.com, ns2.automattic.com, ns3.automattic.com

🔒 DNSSEC Status

⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)

No DS record for wp.com (unsigned zone)

⏱️ Timing

Total: 114ms | Queries: -

📄 Records

Type	Count	Sample Data
A	1	`192.0.77.32`

📌 Glue Records Collected

Total: 6

Out-of-bailiwick: 6 (ns1.automattic.com, ns1.automattic.com, ns2.automattic.com...)

Analysis

IP Addresses

widgets.wp.com has exactly one IP address — 192.0.77.32.

x0.wp.com, fonts.wp.com, s.wp.com plus two other host names have IP numbers in common with widgets.wp.com.