can I build my new site wordpress site while my old one is still live on another server?

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  mattkingstudio · Member · Dec 5, 2019 at 12:18 am

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  I’ve got an old htlm site that I want to get rid of, swapping it for a wordpress site, but I want to keep the same URL and build the new site while the old one is still live. I’m confused about the option to swap a newly designed wordpress site with one that I currently have live on another server. Can I build my new site wordpress site while my old one is still live on another server, and then set my current domain to point to the new wordpress site after the design is completed, tested etc?

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  kokkieh · Staff · Dec 5, 2019 at 9:23 am

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  Hi there,

  You can create a new WordPress.com site without taking the current site offline, yes.

  All sites on WordPress.com get a free WordPress.com or .blog subdomain when the site is created, that functions just like any regular subdomain, and your site is fully online and accessible at that subdomain (provided you set it to public).

  So you can experiment and build your site at that free address, even upgrade the site while still using the free address, and only switch the domain over to us once you’re ready.