Existing Domain Mapping

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  iwanttesting01 · Member · Jul 16, 2017 at 8:53 pm

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  Hi!
  I want to map an existing domain I have to my wordpress site, yet when I try to do that, the site prompts me to upgrade, which is fine, but can I use my existing domain with a ‘personal’ plan, or is this feature only available in the ‘premium’ plan?

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  timethief · Member · Jul 16, 2017 at 8:55 pm

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  Yes, you can use the Personal Plan, yes, but you need to add the plan first. If you add the domain first, Premium is selected automatically.

  Go to My Site ->Plans and buy the Personal Plan, and then you can go back and claim your free domain at My Site ->Domains ->Add.
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/custom-domain-89?replies=6#post-2882612

  How domain mapping works
  Registering an underlying .wordpress.com URL first is required for domain mapping. What domain mapping does is providing a seamless redirect to the very same content under the new domain URL when a person clicks the old URL .wordpress.com to the original content. It can take up to 72 hours for domain propagation to take place throughout the internet but it doesn’t usually take that long. https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
  There are 3 ways to add a custom domain to your blog. Please note that an active WordPress.com plan is required to add a custom domain to your site. https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#getting-started

  WordPress.com does not accept domain transfers but mapping an existing domain is possible. http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/ The domain or mapping of any existing domain URL is included in the pricing for a personal upgrade, a premium and a business upgrade. The WordPress.COM upgrade for mapping a domain must be renewed annually.
  Please go to https://wordpress.com/pricing/ to upgrade.

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