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  reidonwriting · Member · Jun 20, 2019 at 8:10 am

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  I already own a domain name but it ends in com.au – Can I transfer this to WordPress?

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  gemmacevans · Member · Jun 20, 2019 at 11:40 am

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  Hi reidonwriting,

  On WordPress.com, we are currently unable to accept incoming transfers for .au domains but they can be mapped instead.

  I noticed ianreid-author.com uses WordPress.org software with another host, so our mapping upgrade wouldn’t apply to this site.

  Do you want to transfer a domain to WordPress.com (and renew it through us going forward) while keeping it pointed to your current host?

  Or do you want to create and host a new site and WordPress.com and use the domain here?

  Once I know for sure, I can point you in the right direction :)

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  reidonwriting · Member · Jun 21, 2019 at 2:23 am

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  Thanks for your reply.

  Yes, I do have an existing (personal) WordPress site, but my enquiry is about creating a new (business) WordPress site, using a separate (already-purchased) domain name ending in .au – so presumably it’s a mapping process. Is this likely to meet any problems?

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  fstat · Staff · Jun 21, 2019 at 7:22 am

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  Hi there,

  Is this likely to meet any problems?

  You won’t encounter any problems. Mapping a domain is a straightforward process. You can read more on how to set it up here:

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