Domain name

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  rnkrunning · Member · Mar 24, 2020 at 12:56 pm

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  Hi,
  I am planning on moving my site from Wix to wordpress. Can I wait to map my domain so My wix site stays live till my new site is ready?

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  austinsangs · Member · Mar 24, 2020 at 1:21 pm

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  Howdy @mkrunning,

  You can map your domain and keep working on your site using the subdomain until you’re ready to move the domain.

  If you decide to map the domain, you’ll keep paying for the registration at Wix and will manage the domain there.

  If you transfer it WordPress.com will be your new registrar and you’ll access the domain settings directly from your WordPress.com dashboard.

  I hope this helps,

  Cheers

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  kokkieh · Staff · Mar 25, 2020 at 6:46 am

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  Hi there,

  You can create a new WordPress.com site without mapping your domain immediately, so your current site stays online, yes.

  All sites on WordPress.com get a free WordPress.com or .blog subdomain when the site is created, that functions just like any regular subdomain, and your site is fully online and accessible at that subdomain (provided you set it to public).

  So you can experiment and build your site at that free address, even upgrade the site while still using the free address, and only switch the domain over to us once you’re ready.