Adding a Domain Name and Uploading a Template

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  ewashington80yahoocom · Member · Mar 15, 2022 at 2:53 am

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  I would like to know how to add a domain name and how I can upload a template to this website. I would like both domains to direct to the same page. Is that possible?

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

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  cuellin · Member · Mar 15, 2022 at 6:35 am

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  Hi there!

  To add a domain to your site, you can follow this guide:
  https://wordpress.com/support/domains/register-domain/#instructions-for-registering-a-new-domain

  Keep in mind that you need to have a paid plan to be able to add a custom domain.

  If by saying template you are referring to a theme, it is totally possible to do so. With the WordPress.com Business or eCommerce plan, you can install any theme you’d like.

  Finally, it is possible to have two domains direct to the same page. You can register multiple domains to your site, and you’ll need a paid plan to set up one of the custom domains as your primary address. Read more about this, here: https://wordpress.com/support/domains/register-domain/#setting-the-primary-domain

  Hope this helped! 😊

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  stevenlinx · Member · Mar 15, 2022 at 6:39 am

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  Hi there,

  What you need to is by adding a domain:
  https://wordpress.com/support/domains/#add-a-domain-name

  Custom domains requires a paid plan.

  You can setup a redirect by following this guide here:
  https://wordpress.com/support/site-redirect/

  how I can upload a template to this website

  You can’t upload a custom html template on WordPress.com, but you can copy the design of the template by creating your own page using a theme that supports Site Editor.

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  kokkieh · Staff · Mar 16, 2022 at 5:43 am

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  Hi there,

  I just want to note that you do not need the site redirect upgrade mentioned above. That upgrade is for when you want to send traffic away from your WordPress.com site, to a completely different website.

  If you add your own domain name as @cuellin explained above, your free example.wordpress.com domain will automatically redirect to your custom domain, and you don’t need to do anything extra to make that happen.

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  stevenlinx · Member · Mar 16, 2022 at 9:01 am

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  @kokkieh,

  Uh, I’ve made an oversight.

  Thanks, you’re right.

  Site redirect is for redirecting away from WP.com sites to external sites.

  Adding a domain is sufficient.