Converting from GoDaddy Hosting to WordPress.com Paid Plan

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  culinarycraftiness65 · Member · Feb 25, 2019 at 7:43 pm

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  I think back when I started my site, there wasn’t a wordpress.com plan that allowed advertising. Now that there is (I’ve just discovered the $8/mo deal, I would like to take my site, https://culinarycraftiness.com from hosting on GoDaddy to the paid WordPress.com plan. Is this possible? Would I lose my plugins like Yummly? Thanks for any help!

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  themagicrobot · Member · Feb 25, 2019 at 7:51 pm

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  I’ve just discovered the $8/mo deal

  There are no monthly payment plans here at WordPress.com. Upgrades need to be paid for annually (or for 2 years) in advance.
  https://wordpress.com/pricing/

  Would I lose my plugins like Yummly?

  Yes. Only the WordPress.com Business plan allows you to add your own plugins.

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  culinarycraftiness65 · Member · Feb 25, 2019 at 8:04 pm

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  It’s posed as $8/mo to lure buyers. I realize it’s $96/yr.

  So essentially, I’d have to pay $300/yr. plus the cost of redirecting to my .com domain in order to run my site the same as I do now with GoDaddy hosting for around $170/yr.

  Thank you for answering my questions! :)

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  gemmacevans · Member · Feb 28, 2019 at 5:24 pm

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  Hi culinarycraftiness65,

  Plugins are only supported on WordPress.com sites using the Business plan, so you would need to choose that option in order to use them here.

  plus the cost of redirecting to my .com domain

  Paid plans include a credit will cover the cost of mapping or transferring an existing domain to WordPress.com (and renewing it for another year).