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  bascadmin · Member · Feb 27, 2017 at 1:31 pm

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  hi

  I currently have taken control of a website which has been up and running for over 10 years or so. I have developed a new one with wordpress.com but I am looking to remove old site from exisiting domain name and have the shiny new wordpress site with the existing domain.

  how do I go about that? can I redirect it or can I just purchase the personal plan and set my wordpress site to my custom domain?

  by the way I don’t have access to the host provider details!!

  thanks

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Feb 27, 2017 at 5:42 pm

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  Hi –

  It sounds like you want the domain to show your new WordPress.com site? If so, you will want to add the domain to the account via mapping.

  See here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/map-existing-domain/

  Domain mapping is included in the personal plan. You can add it directly from wordpress.com/pricing/ and then head over to My Sites > Domains > Map it! to set up the mapping.

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  bascadmin · Member · Feb 27, 2017 at 6:21 pm

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  Thanks for response liz

  So if I purchase the Personal Plan it will not cost me any extra to change existing domain via mapping to my new WordPress site no hidden costs???

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  bascadmin · Member · Feb 27, 2017 at 6:25 pm

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  What I mean is £30 for year for Personal Plan which will enable me to map WordPress.com site to my domain then get the host servers changed to ns1.WordPress.com, ns2.WordPress.com & ns3.WordPress.com and my new site should be available as example.co.uk?

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  bascadmin · Member · Feb 27, 2017 at 6:26 pm

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  And it a yearly renewal at same cost??

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Feb 27, 2017 at 8:40 pm

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  The Personal Plan will need to be renewed each year.

  When you add it to your account you will pay the full yearly price of £30 now and then not touch it again until next year.

  The domain mapping is included. You will not need to pay any extra when you set it up. At checkout there will be a note that says it is included in your plan.

  Editing the name servers is step #2 here and that is what tells the internet to show your WordPress.com site with the domain.

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  bascadmin · Member · Feb 27, 2017 at 8:54 pm

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  Thanks liz

  That how I will go about getting my shiny new site live!!

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Feb 27, 2017 at 9:04 pm

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  No problem. I’ll leave the thread open so you can post back here if you run in to any trouble.

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  bascadmin · Member · Feb 28, 2017 at 5:33 am

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  Liz

  Another point the server that I ftp to host’s my current website and all the links on the site come from that server. When I change the DNS to map my WordPress site will the links within the site all change???

  Thanks

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Feb 28, 2017 at 2:50 pm

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  Good Morning –

  Existing links will continue to point to your site when you make the DNS changes.