Domains: Switching free domains require two clicks

[zaguiini]

Context and steps to reproduce

Clicking for the first time on a new domain deselects the current one, but doesn't select the new one. This is also reproducible on desktop.

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Site owner impact

Fewer than 20% of the total website/platform users

Severity

Critical

What other impact(s) does this issue have?

No response

If a workaround is available, please outline it here.

No response

Platform

No response

[github-actions]

OpenAI suggested the following labels for this issue:

• [Feature Group] Emails & Domains: The issue is directly related to the management of domains, which falls under the category of email and domain management.
• [Feature] Domain Management: The problem describes issues with selecting and switching domains, indicating that domain management features are impacted.
• [Feature] Domain Transfers: There is a concern about switching domains, which is related to the transfer and management of domains amongst users.

[Robertght]

I replicated this as well.

Steps:

1. Start from https://wordpress.com/start
2. Enter a domain
3. Select the free domain option
4. Input another address in the field
5. Check if the selected free domain is updated. It shouldn't be.
6. Click on the free domain name and select it. It will remove it from the "Your domains" section.
7. Click again on the free site address to select it.

[Robertght]

I'm flagging this to Groundskeeping for now.

cc @Automattic/quake in case this can be worked by your team.