Forwarding of a new domain

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  bernct1970 · Member · Nov 11, 2020 at 6:11 am

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  I purchased a domain from Google domains, I am unable to transfer the domain for 60 days because it is new. On Google’s admin console I am able to forward my domain to another URL. Is that something I can do with WordPress in order to get my blog up and going?

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  kokkieh · Staff · Nov 11, 2020 at 6:19 am

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  Hi there,

  We don’t support domain forwarding like that, no.

  Instead, to use that domain with a WordPress.com site, you can follow our domain mapping process, where you point the domain to us by changing the name servers on Google’s end:

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

  First, go to https://wordpress.com/start/site/ to create a site in this account.

  On the domains step, select the option to use a domain you already own, and select domain mapping.

  On the plans step, you will be required to upgrade to a paid plan, as that is a requirement for domain mapping.