connect or transfer my domain?

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    kpalacioblog · Member ·

    I have a domain but when I select this option it is asking me to pay…
    I have a hosting plant with site ground .. if I transfer my domain to wordpress does that mean I loose my hosting with my site ground?

    I don’t have a site with WordPress.com yet

  • staff-doublebassd · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    if I transfer my domain to wordpress does that mean I loose my hosting with my site ground?

    That is correct. If you transfer your domain to WordPress.com, both your site and domain will be hosted with us, and Siteground would no longer be needed.

    In general, if you have a domain you want to use at WordPress.com that you have hosted with Siteground, you can connect or transfer that domain.

    First, you transfer the domain without having to purchase a paid plan. However, using a domain at WordPress.com without a plan prevents you from making the domain primary. When someone types in your custom domain, it will automatically forward to your WordPress.com subdomain:

    Domains

    Otherwise, you can purchase a WordPress.com plan and set your domain as the primary domain.

    The biggest factors to consider would be who you want to host your domain, how much your domain host currently costs compared to the domain only or domain + plans packages we offer here, and whether or not you want to host your domain and site in the same place.

    If you transfer the domain to WordPress.com, we’ll manage the domain. Assuming you want the domain primary, you’ll pay for the connection subscription and the plan here.

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

    But, if you keep the domain with your current host and connect the domain to WordPress.com, your current host will continue to manage the domain, and you’ll still need to pay them for hosting your domain.

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

    For more information about the domain, please visit our support page:

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/

    I know that is a lot, so please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you!

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