Getting a Domain on a non upgraded account?
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I have searched the help guides for domains and none of them mention if this can be done on a Free account plan or if it is only available on a Premium or Business plan. The fact that no plan requirements are mentioned and it is advertised as an upgrade for $18 kind of makes it seem like it can be done for any type of account.
I need to know if there is a way I can get a new domain name for my free plan or if that requires upgrading to a paid plan? Also, if I have a domain name from somewhere else can I use the Map an Existing Domain feature on my Free plan or would I have to upgrade to use that as well?
Thank you
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The fact that no plan requirements are mentioned and it is advertised as an upgrade for $18 kind of makes it seem like it can be done for any type of account.
Will you please be sire you are logged in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog, and then try using this link http://store.wordpress.com/premium-upgrades/custom-domains/
Also, if I have a domain name from somewhere else can I use the Map an Existing Domain feature on my Free plan or would I have to upgrade to use that as well?
Yes you require an upgrade for that too.
WordPress.com provides free blogs and free hosting for them. WordPress.com does not accept domain name transfers but mapping to an existing domain can be done.
Domain mapping of an existing domain URL that you already own and purchased elsewhere is not done free of charge. You will have to renew the domain name purchase where you made it and the domain mapping purchase here every year.
Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading
Mapping an existing domain costs $13. annually. In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from. If you have registered a .wordpress.com blog you log in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog and purchase a domain name by purchasing an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade for the blog.
See here for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades is where you do the primary blog set up knowing it can take between 24 – 72 hours for domain name propagation to take place throughout the internet. You can view the DNS changes here > http://www.whatsmydns.net/ What’s important during that stage is to be patient.
Note I’ll tag this thread for a Staff follow-up re: the individual upgrades links issue. Please subscribe to the thread so you are notified when they respond and please be patient while waiting.
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So, I can get the individual domain upgrade on my Free account plan?
I am logged in as the admin (I am the only user for this blog) and tried the link. It just does the same thing telling me to select either the Premium plan or the Business plan.
Thank you.
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SNARL! How annoying. I already taggedthis thread for a Staff follow-up re: the individual upgrades links issue. Please subscribe to the thread so you are notified when they respond and please be patient while waiting.
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Hi there,
Sorry about that! I had our team take a look and you should be able to register a new domain now. Can you try registering it again and let me know if you run into any more trouble with it?
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