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  tprd1 · Member · Oct 31, 2019 at 10:38 pm

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  I have a current domain name but my current site is created in Dreamweaver. I would like to create a WordPress website and then use it on my current domain name and hosting site. Can I create this WordPress website and then make the connections for it to go live? All of this WordPress is extremely new to me and it may take a while to get my WordPress site the way I want it before it goes live. I do not want my current Dreamweaver site to be down. I am sure the answer is yes, I just have not found the instructions on how to do it yet.

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  kokkieh · Staff · Nov 1, 2019 at 6:27 am

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  Hi there,

  You can create a new WordPress.com site without transferring your domain, yes.

  All sites on WordPress.com get a free WordPress.com or .blog subdomain when the site is created, that functions just like any regular subdomain, and your site is fully online and accessible at that subdomain (provided you set it to public).

  So you can experiment and build your site at that free address, even upgrade the site while still using the free address, and only switch the domain over to us once you’re ready.