Domain Transfer

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  thehustlerjungleedition · Member · Jul 18, 2018 at 6:10 am

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  I hired someone to buy my domain and they did not give me the provider name. I only have the Cpanel login codes and I’d like to transfer it to wordpress to develop my website here. I need to transfer the domain here and build my website from here. How do I move forward?

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  yashitamittal · Member · Jul 18, 2018 at 6:34 am

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  Hi there,

  What is the domain name owned by you?
  If you do a quick lookup on whois.com, you will be able to find the domain registrar.

  The following document will help you in the domain transfer process.
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/

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  yashitamittal · Member · Jul 18, 2018 at 6:37 am

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  Please type “https://www.whois.com/”. The above link does not work.

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  fstat · Staff · Jul 18, 2018 at 11:37 am

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  Hi there,

  Please follow the instructions @yashitamittal11 provided and let us know if you need more help.

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  thehustlerjungleedition · Member · Jul 19, 2018 at 5:45 am

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  Hello,

  Thank you for the responses. I did find out and I’ve decided to change my domain. I need a .co.ke domain. Can I buy it elsewhere and build the site on wordpress? I know most domain providers also offer a bandwith, but I would like to use wordpress for all my backend needs. Please advise on whether I should buy the .co.ke domain and transfer it here for the mapping.

  Thanks.

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  yashitamittal · Member · Jul 19, 2018 at 5:59 am

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  Hi there,

  Yes, you can buy your domain elsewhere and build your site on wordpress.com.

  You have 2 options to move forward:

  1. Either you “map” your existing domain to your wordpress.com site. You will need an upgraded WordPress.com plan on your site in order to map a domain,
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  or

  2. Transfer the domain to wordpress.com and manage your site and domain all in one place. You will need an upgraded WordPress.com plan on your site in order to transfer in a domain.
  You don’t need to manually configure DNS records at another domain provider.
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/

  Hope that helps :)

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  thehustlerjungleedition · Member · Jul 19, 2018 at 6:24 am

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  Hello,

  Thank you for accommodating my ‘blondness’, but I just found a domain provider and they are suggesting I also pay for the servers. Please advise on whether this is a replication of services I can find on wordpress for less/free.

  Here is their site: http://ke.buydomainkenya.co.ke/

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  yashitamittal · Member · Jul 19, 2018 at 6:37 am

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  Hello,

  If you want to map/transfer your domain to wordpress.com, then you have to purchase an upgraded WordPress.com plan. This plan already includes the hosting service.

  So, if you decide to go with wordpress.com, you don’t have to pay for servers(hosting service) at your domain provider.

  https://wordpress.com/pricing/