Blog name – new url

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  rebeccalarson484 · Member · Aug 5, 2018 at 2:11 am

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  Hi – I am new to wordpress – I created a blog site, added quite a bit of content, and have since decided on my new name – I bought the domain name (not via WordPress) and now I need to know the best way to set it up.

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  ravichahar · Member · Aug 5, 2018 at 2:45 am

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  Hi rebeccalarson484,

  To use your existing domain, you can either transfer it to WordPress.com or you can map it.
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  To accomplish this, you must have an upgraded plan because the free plan doesn’t allow you to use a custom domain.
  https://wordpress.com/pricing/

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  rebeccalarson484 · Member · Aug 5, 2018 at 3:00 am

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  Thank you! It seems like it would be easier to just transfer the domain I purchased to WordPress.com, rather than mapping it. Would you agree?

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  ravichahar · Member · Aug 5, 2018 at 3:09 am

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  Yeah, that would be perfect.

  But make sure that it’s been more than 60 days since you registered your domain name. There is a 60 days period during which you can’t transfer a domain from one registrar to another.

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/

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  rebeccalarson484 · Member · Aug 5, 2018 at 7:34 pm

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  Thank you!