changing .com to .org/.eu

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  eustructuralfundswatch · Member · Jan 15, 2016 at 1:07 pm

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  Hello I have bought my domain name .com from wordpress and am setting up the website. Is is possible if i buy my domain name .org or .eu from heart internet to then change my wordpress to .org or .eu? If i do this would I need to start the site from scratch/the beginning?

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  staff-jeanpierreac · Staff · Jan 15, 2016 at 1:20 pm

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  Hi there.

  You can buy the domain from heart internet (in case it is not already bought :) and then point it (this is called ‘Map’) to your WordPress blog. You could find a detailed howto, here:

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/map-existing-domain/

  But you could also buy the domain (this would work for .org but WP doesn’t sell .eu domains) and then set it to be your primary domain. This seems to be easier and cleaner :)

  “Your primary domain is the address your visitors will see in their address bar when visiting your blog. All other domains will redirect to the primary domain.”

  You can find more info about domain registration with WP, in this support topic:

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

  Enjoy blogging!

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  eustructuralfundswatch · Member · Jan 15, 2016 at 1:48 pm

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  Thank you! can I just confirm that I can map to wordpress a .eu domain bought elsewhere or is .eu totally unsupported by wordpress?

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  staff-jeanpierreac · Staff · Jan 15, 2016 at 2:16 pm

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  In fact WordPress doesn’t offer you to purchase a .eu domain, but you can buy it elsewhere and map it to your WordPress blog.

  I hope this helps.

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  eustructuralfundswatch · Member · Jan 15, 2016 at 2:17 pm

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  great, that really helps thank you!

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  staff-jeanpierreac · Staff · Jan 15, 2016 at 2:22 pm

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  You are very welcome!