domain transfer

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  jenniferchertow · Member · Feb 4, 2024 at 1:53 am

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  I am having trouble transferring my domain from GoDaddy to WordPress. Anyone familiar with how to do this?

  WP.com: Yes
  Jetpack: No
  Correct account: Yes

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  staff-oikake · Staff · Feb 5, 2024 at 10:39 am

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  Hi,

  I can see that you’ve already managed to transfer the domain jenniferchertow.com to us, but there are a couple of actions that needs to be done yet.

  1 – The domain is not pointing to WordPress.com, and it is still pointing to GoDaddy. To make it point to us, you need to update the domain nameservers. Here you can see how to do this:

  

  Domains » Change a Domain’s Name Servers

  in WordPress.com Support

  4 min read

  Nameservers determine where your domain’s DNS is hosted and managed. This guide will show you how to change your domain’s name servers to point to WordPress.com or any other host. Important Considerations when Changing DNS Changing your domain name’s servers means changing where your domain’s DNS records are managed. DNS records control many things, including: the website available at

  2 – The domain jenniferchertow.com is not attached to the WordPress.com site https://jenniferchertowcom.wordpress.com/, which owns your Explorer plan. If you’d like to use the domain with this site, please let us know so we can move the domain.

  Looking forward to hearing from you!