Why is Webflow asking me to update my domain?

Sara M. , because you might be using an old DNS records. Webflow shifted to a new provider that is why you need to update your domain DNS records to get the best performance.

https://help.webflow.com/hc/en-us/articles/42394305646611-How-do-I-manually-migrate-my-DNS-records

Thank you Henson M.. What will happen if the records are not updated? Will that affect the website?

I'm asking because my client's will not know how to do this on their own, and many of them probably didn't even see the email about it. Do I need to reach out to them or will their site be fine for now and I'll update them next time we do edits?

Matt J. would you know?

Sara M., you might encounter publishing issues or performance hiccups. The switch is relatively easy if your site domain is recognised from one of webflows’s partners. The update is automatic upon request. Otherwise, you can simply reach out your registrar or domain provider and request the update if you are not confident on updating it yourself.

I did it for my website and I had to manually update the DNS

Publishing issue probably will only matter if we're trying to publish new content, right?

what performance issues would there be?

I think one notable impact is that your site might lose publishing or SSL functionality after the 2025 deadline.

The only notice I received last time is that “publishing performance might be affected” that’s all.

so then I'd assume it's not an issue until you need to publish, no?

Yes

Here’s a summary for you. Benefits:

Impact:

Risks:

so it won't just affect publishing, it can potentially affect other things..?