👨🔧Managing a Name
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Think of your .pls domain like a digital card where you can store lots of different information.
You can add addresses from over 100 blockchains, a link to a decentralized website, your profile picture, Twitter handle, and more.
PNS also lets you create custom records for other apps to use.
A Primary PNS Name is like a digital sign that points to your PulseChain address. This helps apps show your PNS name when you use your PulseChain account.
You can only have one primary name for each PulseChain address.
To pick or change your primary name, you go to the settings in the PNS app.
Your PNS profile is a collection of information that other apps can see.
When you're in the PNS app, you can click an "Edit Profile" button to update this information.
The Owner of a domain is like the boss of the domain. They have full control.
For .pls domains, the owner can change the manager and transfer the domain to someone else. Not all domains have a separate manager.
The Manager can change settings and update records. Sometimes, apps set themselves as managers to update things for you.
If your .pls domain is wrapped, it only has one owner, not a separate manager.
If you have special settings (like PARENT_CANNOT_CONTROL fuse burned) for a subdomain, you're the boss of that subdomain.
Transferring your domain lets you give control to someone else. You can do this in the PNS app under the "More" tab.
When you transfer it, the records don't change, and it doesn't automatically become the primary name for the new owner.
A Resolver is like a digital file cabinet that holds your domain's records.
Most people use the Public Resolver made by the PNS team, but you can use custom ones if you want.
If you have an old version, you can update it in the PNS app.
Wrapping a domain upgrades it to use newer features like better permissions and turning it into a special kind of digital collectible (ERC1155 NFT). Learn more about the Name Wrapper here.
For technical details like labelhash or namehash, you'll need to check the developer documentation.
A name is the main domain, and a subname is part of it. Like, in resolver.pns.pls, "pns.pls" is the name, and "resolver" is the subname.
Subnames usually follow the main domain's rules, but the main domain owner can change this, giving subnames more independence.
Permissions are rules set by the main domain owner for subdomains.
For example, normally, only the main domain owner can transfer a subdomain. But with permissions, they can give this power to the subdomain itself.
To change permissions, certain conditions like burning the ability to unwrap and not being expired must be met.