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  keepingbusyineurope · Member · Nov 21, 2018 at 12:05 pm

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  Hi,
  I’m so very new at all of this..

  In step 2 of 3 (Giving your site an address), I type in the domain name I would like to use but it come up with this message ‘Domain registration is unavailable at this time. Please select a free WordPress.com domain or check back in an hour.’ Not really sure what to do? I did re-visit when the hour passed and still no joy. Also, I’ve tried using different names, adding numbers.

  Any guidance would be much appreciated. Thanks.

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  kokkieh · Staff · Nov 21, 2018 at 12:31 pm

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  Hi there,

  Our domain provider is experiencing some technical issues, so new domain registrations and transfers are not possible at this time. Please check every few hours – this has been going on for a while and we unfortunately don’t have a timeline on when things will be working again.

  Meanwhile you can create your site at a free address for now. On the domains step, search for a key word rather than a full domain, and you’ll see the option for a free *.wordpress.com or .blog address. Then you can buy the plan you want and start setting up your site at that address, and add the domain once that is possible again.