domain transfer

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  calcannaextraction · Member · Aug 26, 2020 at 11:10 am

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  Recently purchased domain names and office 365 to get email from another provider. we would like to build in Word Press. what is the most cost effective, domain transfer or domain mapping?

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Aug 26, 2020 at 5:41 pm

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  Hi there,

  It depends. First, you can transfer the domain without a plan which would save money. However, using a domain at WordPress.com without a plan prevents you from making the domain primary. When someone types in your custom domain, it will automatically forward to your WordPress.com subdomain:

  Domains

  Otherwise, you can purchase a WordPress.com plan and set your domain as the primary domain.

  The biggest factors to consider would be who you want to host your domain, how much your domain host currently costs compared to the domain only or domain + plans packages we offer here, and whether or not you want to host your domain and site at the same place.

  If you transfer the domain to WordPress.com, we’ll manage the domain. Assuming you want the domain primary, you’ll pay for the mapping and the plan here (domain is included within the plan price for the first year).

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/

  But, if you keep the domain with your current host and map the domain to WordPress.com, your current host will continue to manage the domain and you’ll still need to pay them for hosting your domain.

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

  For more information about the domain, please visit our support page:

  Domains

  Hope that helps.