I want a domain.
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I noticed that the price for the domain is $18. Is that $18/year? What all does that come with? Just the domain or does it come with a website builder as well?
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Yes, it is for a year and has to be renewed annually. No there is no website builder here. That is a reference to a sowrdpress.ORG software install on paid hosting.
if you purchase a domain mapping upgrade all that changes is the URLs, which will seamlessly redirect all visitors from the old URLs to the same content under the new domain URLs.
Read:
Domains: Important Notes Before Upgrading
https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgradingIn order to map to a domain URL one must have an underlying .wordpress.com sub-domain blog to map from, and the domain name you desire must be available for purchase, or you must already own the domain URL.
All that changes when you are domain mapping is the URL and nothing else. The content stays exactly where it is. What domain mapping does its create a seamless transfer between the underlying .wordpress.com blog URLs to the new domain URLs no matter where they are on the internet. Visitors who click the underlying .wordpress.com blog URLs will be seamlessly redirected to the exact same content under the new domain URLs.
See here if you do not own a domain
http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/See here for mapping an existing domain noting that domain transfers are not accepted http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/
See here for mapping a subdomain (for a domain with an existing website) http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-subdomain/
We all pay in full for every upgrade at the time of purchase. Make sure you read the comparison very closely do you know exactly what the restrictions and limitations on WordPress.COM blogging are: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard and purchase upgrades at > Dashboard> Store > My Upgrades
https://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/Your only options for payment are found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/payment/
Your billing history will be at Dashboard > Store > Billing History
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It is free to just use a wordpress.com domain. For example, YOURBLOG.wordpress.com
You may want a customized domain name. For example, YOURBLOG.com
Most domains are $18/year or $26/year with private registration.There are free themes available to you to build your site. You can browse them at wordpress.com/design
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staff-zinnia
Thanks but I already provided a thorough answer to
cathysphotography17 above. -
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Yes, you can. Please read everything I posted above.Read:
Domains: Important Notes Before Upgrading
https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgradingSee here for mapping an existing domain noting that domain transfers are not accepted http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/
re: mapping an existing domain
WordPress.com does not accept domain transfers but mapping an existing domain is possible.If you have registered a .wordpress.com blog you log in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the WordPress.COM blog, and as you own a domain URL already, you can see here for mapping an existing domain. http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
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, each and every year.
Mapping an existing domain costs $13. annually and a domain name purchase and domain mapping are included in the Premium upgrade bundle.
In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com sub-domain blog to map from and it does not matter what that underlying .wordpress.com URL is. It does not have to match the domain URL. If you do not register a .wordpress.com blog URL first then the software supplies the dot whatever URL so you can proceed with your domain mapping purchase.
See https://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/
Your billing history will be at Dashboard > Store > Billing History
https://en.support.wordpress.com/billing-history/Your only options for payment are found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/payment/
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.
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Ok, so for $18/year I can use WordPress to design my website, have a domain name, and have privacy on that domain name?
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Read this please:
See here for details on purchasing the annually renewable Premium bundle http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/ that contains a custom design upgrade required for CSS editing:
Custom design – Frequently Asked Questions
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questionsPreview Custom Design Before Purchase
https://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#preview-custom-design-before-purchasehttp://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/Note that once you have the required upgrade you can use this link https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/css-customization#postform so you can create a thread that will appear in the CSS Forum where you will get the help you need with CSS editing.
You can also post there prior to purchasing an upgrade to get an answer to whether or not what you want to do can be accomplished via CSS editing.
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I did. This is saying it is $99/year. Before it said it was $18/year. It also does not say what all is included when you pay the $18/year.
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So, If I get this correct. To purchase the domain is $18/year. To design the website on WordPress it is an additional $13/year? $18/year is just for the name. This does not include any privacy protection.
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I typed modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for Staff help. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Please subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.
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To purchase the domain is $18/year. This does not provide privacy protection, but if that’s what you want note what it states in the relevant support doc that I have linked to above:
Registering a domain through WordPress.com starts at $18.00 per domain, per year (see below for a detailed price list)
Domain owners are required to share their contact information. The $8.00 Private Registration upgrade will protect your identity and hide your contact information.
Adding a domain you already own costs $13.00 per domain, per year.
A custom domain is also included in both the Premium and Business plans. https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/ -
To design the website on WordPress it is an additional $13/year? $18/year is just for the name.
You cannot do any CSS editing unless your purchase either the Premium or Business upgrade as both include the Custom design upgrade in them.
Please read what I posted above on that at https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-a-domain-1?replies=12#post-2552738
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This does not include any privacy protection.
Domain privacy is something that is done through your domain registrar. So if you already have a domain name registered elsewhere, then you would purchase domain privacy from your registrar, not WordPress.com.
If you register a domain at WordPress.com ($18/yr) there is an option to add Domain Privacy to that domain registration for an additional $8/yr.
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My apologies for the delayed response to your question. Yes you can use WordPress with a domain that you already own. Do you need any more help?
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Using WordPress.com is completely free to have a _____.wordpress.com URL.
If you have a domain registered elsewhere and wish to use it with WordPress.com, you need a $13/yr upgrade called Domain Mapping.
If you Do not own a domain yet and want to register one, you can do so with WordPress.com for $18/yr. You do not need to purchase Domain Mapping for a domain that is registered at WordPress.com. So the charge is just the $18/yr, not $18 +$13.
$99/yr is for WordPress.com Premium. Premium is a bundle of upgrades that includes, among other things, a free domain registration.
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