Having trouble transferring a domain name
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I have a domain name from domain.com. I have the authentication code:
[redacted by staff]
How can I change my site domain to the one I bought? (‘SITEGEIST.ONLINE’)Site: https://seitgeistorg.wordpress.com.
WP.com: Yes
Correct account: Yes -
Hi there!
I’ve redacted the authorization code that you shared in your post. Please never share the authorization code publicly as it can be used to transfer the domain away. We strongly advise changing the authorization code on your domain (by logging into domain.com’s domain management) as your domain’s authorization code was publicly viewable until we redacted it.
As for using your own domain with your WordPress.com site, you will need to upgrade your site to a paid plan by going to https://wordpress.com/plans first. After you’ve upgraded to a plan that’s suitable for your site’s needs, you can follow these instructions to use your domain with your WordPress.com site:
1. To keep the domain with domain.com and point it to WordPress.com: https://wordpress.com/support/domains/map-existing-domain/
2. To transfer the domain to WordPress.com with the authorization code: https://wordpress.com/support/move-domain/incoming-domain-transfer/If you aren’t sure about the differences between the two above, please check out this page: https://wordpress.com/support/domain-mapping-vs-domain-transfer/
Hope that helps!
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