domain hosted elsewhere

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  elliotdrosen · Member · Nov 18, 2016 at 9:46 pm

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  I own a domain hosted elsewhere. I am using it for one purpose now (to point at my Flickr site; but will want to point my WordPress material at that domain eventually. Do I build it here on the WordPress site and then when I’m ready to go live with it on my ‘real’ domain simply upgrade and point it there (while turning off what is currently on the site)?

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Nov 19, 2016 at 2:39 am

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  Do I build it here on the WordPress site and then when I’m ready to go live with it on my ‘real’ domain simply upgrade and point it there (while turning off what is currently on the site)?

  That is correct.

  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/