Changing url name

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    marioad1956 · Member ·

    Hi,

    I have a question. I’m seriously thinking about using WordPress and one of the LMS plugins to create a website with attached E-Learning function.

    Now, I’d quite like to get a look at WordPress, try out the functionality and so forth. I don’t mind paying 8€ a month to do so. However, I haven’t settled on a name for my site/company yet.

    Therefore, my question is: if I were to register now with a payed account under, for example, the name stellar.consulting (with the .consulting representing the URL-identifyer, not part of the name; meaning that the website would be https://stellar.consulting), and I pay 96€ for a year of service, can I, after deciding I do indeed want to utilize WordPress, delete my page and create a new one with a different name?

    Without, obviously, having to pay 96€ again! In my example, I would spend perhaps two to three weeks testing the functionality; if I decided not to proceed, I would just waste the remainder of my payed for time and look elsewhere.

    If I did want to proceed, however, but I wanted to change the name (not merely on the page, but of the URL itself) to fish.consulting, or happyhippiebanana.com, or whatever, could I do that by deleting my page and starting from scratch?

    Also: would this affect plugins I’ve purchased, such as Learn-Dash. Is there even a standard answer to this latter question, or is this different case by case depending on the plugin (Tutor, Sensei, etc.)

    Best,

    M.A.

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    themagicrobot · Member ·

    You can’t “change” a custom domain once you’ve purchased it (like you can with a free subdomain ending in .wordpress.com). A refund for a domain is only available within 96 hours of purchase. Beyond that point you own that domain for a year/until you renew it. You could purchase a different (or additional) domain for a site later though. But it would be better to definitely decide on a name.
    I don’t think the Premium plan would be suitable either. The Business plan is required to install your own plugins. Plans are charged annually in advance not monthly.

  • staff-mckluskey · Staff ·

    @marioad1956, remember that even if you purchase a plan, you do not need to register a custom domain. You can keep using the free subdomain while you decide on a final name.

    That being said, you can purchase any plan you’d like to try and, if you’re not happy, you can cancel and obtain a refund within the first 30 days.
    Bear in mind that, as @themagicrobot wrote, if you register a custom domain, you could only opt for a full refund during the first 96 hours. After that time, we could only refund the cost of the plan minus the cost of the domain.

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