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  mfrohling · Member · May 27, 2019 at 7:50 pm

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  hi. i recently bought a domain for five years at webbly, but i do not want to create a website using its services, but i do want to keep the domain using your services. suggestions?

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  mywritingmuscle · Member · May 27, 2019 at 8:03 pm

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  Hello @mfrohling,

  It is great you are considering WordPress as your option.

  Firstly, I would like to bring to your notice that there are two versions of WordPress – WordPress.com and WordPress.org. Learn more about the difference between the two here:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  Once you understand the differences between the two, if you choose to go ahead with the open source software, please take your question to a more experienced community in the WordPress.org forums:

  https://wordpress.org/support/forums/

  And now, if you choose to bring your site to life on WordPress.com. You are in the right forum and please read on.

  On WordPress.com (here) it is a managed environment, which means your hosting costs are included with an upgrade plan of your choice, and WordPress.com is your host.

  The domain can be connected to WordPress.com with 2 different options.
  1. Map it: https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
  2. Transfer it: https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/

  I hope this was of help. All the best with any choice you make.