How do I transfer a registered domain name to wp?

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  lesliejtalkingstitches · Member · Oct 12, 2014 at 11:40 pm

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  I would like to use the transfer my domain name from Go Daddy to WP. What is the bast way to accomplish that?

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  valentine · Member · Oct 13, 2014 at 6:43 am

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  Hi lesliejtalkingstitches,

  WordPress.com doesn’t accept incoming domain transfers, so you won’t be able to do so.

  If you’re looking to point your GoDaddy domain name to WordPress.com, you’ll have to purchase the domain mapping upgrade, then change the nameservers in the GoDaddy control panel to the WordPress.com ones.

  Here’s a support article that shows you how to go about mapping a domain name:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  And here’s the GoDaddy support article on changing the nameserver entries for your domain:
  https://support.godaddy.com/help/article/664/setting-nameservers-for-your-domain-names

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  lesliejtalkingstitches · Member · Oct 13, 2014 at 3:36 pm

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  Hi Valentine

  Thank you for the information. However, I do have another question. My domain name is registered with Go Daddy for 2 years. After that time frame, can I directly host my domain name with WP or do I still have to be enslave into pay two hosting fees?

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  valentine · Member · Oct 13, 2014 at 4:11 pm

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  Hi,

  You don’t have to purchase hosting from GoDaddy. Web hosting and domain name registrations are two separate items.

  If you map your domain to WordPress.com, you’ll still have to pay for domain registration at GoDaddy every year (around $15/year), but not for web hosting (any of these services).