Domain Help

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  personalshopperjudy · Member · Aug 12, 2021 at 12:46 pm

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  Hi there,

  I would like to know if I can only just buy a domain from WordPress.
  Thanks.

  Best regards
  Judith

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  helper-heroponriki · Member · Aug 12, 2021 at 3:16 pm

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  Hi Judith:

  Yes! You can register a domain here at WordPress.com without purchasing a plan:

  https://wordpress.com/support/domains/register-domain/#instructions-for-registering-a-new-domain

  However, if you want to use this domain on your WordPress.com hosted site, you would need a paid plan to set that domain as your primary URL for your site. If not, your *.wordpress.com will remain your primary domain and the domain you purchase will redirect there.

  NOTE: Our paid plans do include the first year of your domain registration for free if you purchase a yearly plan, so if you want to use the domain for your WordPress.com hosted site, that’s the best way to go. Subsequent domain registration renewals would be billed at regular price in addition to your plan renewal. You can review the different plan levels here:

  https://wordpress.com/pricing/

  I hope that clarifies things! Let us know if you have any questions.