Domain transfer

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  stephenuhubcocom · Member · May 21, 2020 at 11:04 am

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  I do not want to transfer my domain but it seem WordPress is insisting on it to start creating a site. Is there a way to skip this?

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  adarshhalan · Member · May 21, 2020 at 2:55 pm

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  Hi,

  you can map your domain to wordpress. Please see this guide here:
  http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

  Here is the difference between mapping vs transfer
  https://wordpress.com/support/domain-mapping-vs-domain-transfer/

  Hope this helps

  Thanks

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  kokkieh · Staff · May 22, 2020 at 9:13 am

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  Hi there,

  You can create a new WordPress.com site without transferring your domain.

  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).

  Select that free address on the domains step, and 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.