Connecting domain

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  besttopstories · Member · May 11, 2023 at 7:20 pm

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  I have a registered domain. Why do I need again to pay for a domain. This is because when I insert my registered domain, I am being taken to a page that requires to pay for the same domain.

  WP.com: Yes
  Jetpack: No
  Correct account: Yes

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  aleone89 · Staff · May 12, 2023 at 10:52 am

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  Hey there,

  Thanks for reaching out, I get the sense there’s some confusion going on which I can clear up.

  So to reassure you, if you already have the domain with another provider, you wouldn’t need to pay again for this – it’s actually not possible to do that.

  Instead, it’s possible to connect the domain from the registrar to WordPress.com, as per these instructions: https://wordpress.com/support/domains/connect-existing-domain/

  The name servers of the domain would need to change to:

  ns1.wordpress.com
  ns2.wordpress.com
  ns3.wordpress.com

  Now, in order to set a custom primary domain, a paid plan would need to be in place, at the minimum the personal plan.

  It looks like this could be a magazine style site, is that correct? The reason why I ask is because it looks like a premium content block is in use.

  I hope this helps.