Connecting your own domain name

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    prystinepty · Member ·

    I have a domain that I have already bought via GoDaddy (prystine.com.au) and I was wondering how I can still use the free website option and conenct my own domain name?
    Thanks

    Site: https://prystine251145904.wordpress.com.
    WP.com: Yes
    Correct account: Yes

  • staff-doublebassd · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    So, if you have a domain you want to use at WordPress.com that you have hosted with Go Daddy, you have the option to map or transfer that domain.

    First, you can 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 hosting 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 at 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 mapping and the plan here (domain is included within the plan price for the first year).

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

    But, if you keep the domain with your current host and map 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/map-existing-domain/

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

    Domains

    Hope that helps.

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