Domain Name Registration

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  kumarpal19 · Member · Dec 2, 2013 at 7:29 am

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  Hello,

  I’ve created a blog on wordpress.com. Current URL is: adequatecontent.wordpress.com

  I want to upgrade it to adequatecontent.com but from GoDaddy. And adequatecontent.com is also available there.

  Can i buy this domain from GoDaddy and put it on another hosting outside wordpress.com?

  And if yes, then how can i proceed?

  I’m new to this so please help me regarding this.

  Thank you in advance.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  lorenzocaum · Member · Dec 2, 2013 at 5:04 pm

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  You could purchase a domain through WordPress admin –> Store –> Domains.

  The other option is to buy the domain on Godaddy and then setup domain mapping:

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

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  kumarpal19 · Member · Dec 3, 2013 at 7:37 am

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  Thanks for your reply. But i don’t want to buy it from WordPress. I want to buy it from GoDaddy. And i think domain mapping is for hosting domain on WordPress.com.

  But i don’t want to host it on wordpress.com. I want to host it outside wordpress. I want to ask is that if i buy adequatecontent.com from GoDaddy, then is the current URL adequatecontent.wordpress.com will be removed automatically or not?

  Is it will be treated as another site?

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 3, 2013 at 7:39 am

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  If you want to buy a URL from Godaddy and host your blog on Godaddy, then it’s not a matter we can help you with. Go for it, but you’re on your own. Nothing whatsoever will happen to your WP.com blog. They are completely independent.

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  kumarpal19 · Member · Dec 3, 2013 at 7:45 am

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  Okay! Then adequatecontent.wordpress.com will also remain live on the internet, right?

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  auxclass · Member · Dec 3, 2013 at 7:45 am

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  If you want to change adequatecontent.wordpress.com to adequatecontent.com when someone visits your blog – then that is Domain Mapping and your are hosted on WordPress.COM and bound by the Terms of service here – it does not matter where adequatecontent.com is registered – you would still be hosted on WordPress.COM

  You can set up adequatecontent.com on Godaddy or Blue Host etc if you want, that would be a WordPress.ORG install and you would need to get support from WordPress.ORG the keepers of the software you would be using.

  For more on the difference: http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 3, 2013 at 7:55 am

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  Then adequatecontent.wordpress.com will also remain live on the internet, right?

  Yes. You can keep it going, set it to Private, or permanently delete it. Whatever you want.

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  kumarpal19 · Member · Dec 3, 2013 at 8:09 am

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  Okay. Thank you very much for your help and guidance.

  Have a good day!