Domain Mapping
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Hi
If I want to map my website to a domain name at godaddy, do I need an upgrade? What kind of plan do I need to have? Is this new? I have mapped one website 7 month ago without upgrading. Thank youSeven months ago I mapped zouequipment.wordpress.com to zouequipment.com, without upgrading. Is this a new requirement which need an upgrade?
You promptly response to this matter will be greatly appreciated.
Jenny
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Every domain mapping is an upgrade. It is NOT possible to use a custom domain URL without selecting a plan and paying for an upgrade.
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re: purchasing upgrades
WordPress.com provides free sites and hosts them free of charge. There are no bandwidth charges. All WordPress.com blogs come with 3000 megabytes (~3 GBs) of space for storing uploaded files and images. Free features are listed here https://en.wordpress.com/features/
We have 4 different plans: free, personal, premium and business. All hosting is free regardless of which plan you choose. You can view all wordpress.com plan features here https://wordpress.com/pricing/ Add a plan for each of your sites here: http://store.wordpress.com/plans/.
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There are no monthly payment plans and no bulk deal upgrades. We are billed annually. Also note that purchase orders are not accepted. We must pay for all upgrades in full at the time of purchase.WordPress.com does not accept domain transfers but mapping an existing domain is possible. http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/ The domain or mapping of any existing domain URL is included in the pricing for a personal upgrade, a premium and a business upgrade.
Premium upgrades do not include any premium themes which are all individually priced one time upgrades. The Business upgrade includes access to all premium themes but also note that there is no e-commerce capability under any plan here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/small-business-website-1?replies=2#post-2804631.
Make sure you read the comparison very closely do you know exactly what the restrictions and limitations on WordPress.COM blogging are: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
Also read Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading
WordPress.com does not provide an email service for blogs on their sub domains or on custom domains. Please see these support docs
https://en.support.wordpress.com/add-email/
https://en.support.wordpress.com/email-forwarding/What domain mapping does is providing a seamless redirect to the very same content under the new domain URL when a person clicks the old URL .wordpress.com to the original content. It can take up to 72 hours for domain propagation to take place throughout the internet but it doesn’t usually take that long. https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard and purchase upgrades at > Dashboard> Store > My Upgrades
https://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/Your billing history will be at Dashboard > Store > Billing History
https://en.support.wordpress.com/billing-history/Your only options for payment are found here Payment Methods http://en.support.wordpress.com/payment/
WordPress.com provides a 30-day refund on all upgrades except Domain Registrations, Domain Renewals, and Guided Transfers. The refund period for Domain Registrations and Renewals is 48 hours.
Note: It takes from 1 – 2 weeks for the refund to be received.
You have to be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard, cancel any upgrades, claim a refund for any qualified upgrades, and disable auto-renew. Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades. You can also disable auto-renew there. http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/#canceling-upgrades
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Timethief, thank you for your quick response. I currently have a free account. Can I map the domain without upgrading to “personal account ($2 per month)”? I am not clear if the upgrade is for mapping or a paid plan. Thanks
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Domain mapping is $13 per year. However when I click “already have a domain” – click blue Add button, it automatically asked me to upgrade to Premium account and a charge of $99. How can I upgrade to Domain Mapping only on my free account and pay for $13 a year? Thank you
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Domain mapping is $13 per year.
Some time ago now (months ago) individual upgrades were discontinued. Only those who had domain mapping upgrades that had not expired were allowed to renew at the same rate. Others have to purchase an upgrade bundle. More information at https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-mapping-1118?replies=10#post-2641970
You have to be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard, renew or cancel any upgrades, claim a refund for any qualified upgrades, and disable auto-renew. Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades.
If you are not logged in under the correct username account clear your browser cache https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-your-browser-cache and cookies https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-wordpress-com-cookies and then login under the correct username account.
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Hi Timethief, thank you for your answer again. If I understand you correctly, I have to upgrade to premium to map my website, or move my website to some other hosting services. Is this right?
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I will have Staff explain this to you. I will type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for a Staff follow-up. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Also subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.
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HI there,
It was previously possible to add a domain mapping as a stand-alone upgrade, but that was changed last year. It is now only possible to add mapping as part of a plan.
However, you don’t need to use the Premium Plan. You can also add a domain mapping as part of the Personal Plan. To do that, first go to My Site ->Plans and add the plan there. Then you’ll be able to map your domain via My Site ->Domains ->Add.
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