I already own a domain, can I host a wordpress blog on it?

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  matteobergamini · Member · Jun 27, 2012 at 5:57 pm

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  Can I host a wordpress blog on a domain I already own?

  I own a domain called ShoutoutUK.org, it currently hosts a blog on blogger, but due to wordpress having more functions, I wish to switch to it. Can I like my shoutout domain so that when I type it, it shows a wordpress blog instead?
  Blog url: http://bergaminitrading.wordpress.com/

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Jun 27, 2012 at 8:47 pm

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  Hi there,
  Please see:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
  Map an existing domain (one you already own) to your WordPress.com blog. Follow these instructions if you already have a domain that you registered elsewhere, and you want to map that domain to your blog. http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/#important-notes-before-upgrading

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  matteobergamini · Member · Jun 27, 2012 at 9:41 pm

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  Thank you sooo much for all your help!

  On this same topics, if I were to buy a theme from themeforest.com for example would I be able to upload it to wordpress.com?

  Best,

  Matteo.

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  auxclass · Member · Jun 27, 2012 at 9:44 pm

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  On this same topics, if I were to buy a theme from themeforest.com for example would I be able to upload it to wordpress.com?

  No you can only use the 200++Themes you see in your dashboard

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  timethief · Member · Jun 27, 2012 at 9:45 pm

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  That’s not possible. There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.COM blogs and we cannot install third party themes into them. Those found on the internet are for WordPress.ORG installs which run on different software.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  On free hosted wordpress.COM blogs we can only use the themes which have been coded to run on this multi-user software and made available to us here. > Appearance > Themes and no others. Also note that we cannot edit either themes or templates on free hosted wordpress.COM blogs. > http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/editing-themes/

  If you wish to have complete control over a blog, FTP access, the ability to upload themes and plugins, and to edit themes and templates then your option is to hire a web host and get a free software install from WordPress.ORG and self host it.