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  keyrakallred · Member · Dec 3, 2016 at 3:34 pm

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  Why am I having to pay for a domain I already own just to have it on WP?

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Dec 4, 2016 at 4:45 pm

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  WordPress.com operates on a “Freemium” business model where the base services are free to use, but optional paid upgrades are required for more advanced features.

  Using a custom domain has always been a paid upgrade on WordPress.com. You will need to set up Domain Mapping to use your domain with your WordPress.com site:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  Domain Mapping is included with all of the WordPress.com Plans:

  https://wordpress.com/pricing/