Can I please confirm this with a staff member?…adding my own domain

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  kbyoga · Member · Jul 11, 2016 at 2:24 am

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  Please can I have this confirmed with a staff member?….. as I don’t want to stuff it up before I make payment.
  I would like to add my own domain to my current free wordpress site which is karenyoga.wordpress.com …I have purchased my own domain recently (not through wordpress as I bought a .com.au domain).
  Is it correct that I can continue my free account and simply pay the $17 (AUS) per year to have my own domain? (ie. without upgrading to premium)
  I have already had a helpful member suggest that it may be possible if my wordpress account is an old account, it’s a few years old.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2016 at 2:27 am

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  Is it correct that I can continue my free account and simply pay the $17 (AUS) per year to have my own domain? (ie. without upgrading to premium)

  See here for details of all 3 plans http://store.wordpress.com/bundles/ offered by WordPress.com.
  Premium bundle details http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/
  Premium
  WordPress.com Premium
  $8.25 per month, billed yearly

  The policy and prices have changed. Only renewal of an existing domain mapping upgrade is now available at the lower price. See: http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/register-domain/

  More info:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-mapping-1118?replies=10#post-2641970

  Note that each upgrade bundle applies to a single blog only and is for a single year only when it is due to be renewed.

  We all pay in full for every upgrade at the time of purchase. Make sure you read the comparison very closely do you know exactly what the restrictions and limitations on WordPress.COM blogging are: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  Read Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading

  There are no premium themes included in the premium upgrade bundle. http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/ And every premium theme is individually priced.

  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard and purchase upgrades at > Dashboard> Store > My Upgrades
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/

  Your billing history will be at Dashboard > Store > Billing History
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/billing-history/

  Your only options for payment are found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/payment/

  WordPress.com provides a 30-day refund on all upgrades except Domain Registrations, Domain Renewals, and Guided Transfers. The refund period for Domain Registrations and Renewals is 48 hours.

  Note: It takes from 1 – 2 weeks for the refund to be received.

  You have to be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard, cancel any upgrades, claim a refund for any qualified upgrades, and disable auto-renew. Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades. You can also disable auto-renew there. http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/#canceling-upgrades

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  kbyoga · Member · Jul 11, 2016 at 3:14 am

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  Thanks @timethief I have read those articles that you linked to, hence my confusion.
  I clicked on ‘domains’ on the left side, and then one of the options is “already own a domain?” and I can click a box that says “map it” at a price of $17 (AUS) per year. It allows me to type in my new domain, and then takes me to a page for me to pay by credit card.
  If this isn’t allowed on a free-wordpress site, then why do I have this option coming up?
  I just want to do this right

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  kbyoga · Member · Jul 11, 2016 at 3:18 am

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  Thank you for your helpful links, by the way

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2016 at 3:08 pm

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  Hi there,
  I’ve been away for a week. It sounds like you want to map and existing domain http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/ I will type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for a Staff follow-up. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Please subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.