I want to move my domain and registration from another host to WordPress.

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    kristopiastudios · Member ·

    Hello,
    Currently, my domain name of http://www.kristopiastudios.com is hosted by 1and1 providers. I would like to transfer it to hosting by WordPress. I have been looking through the help pages and I see how to transfer from WordPress, and how to register a new name, but not how to transfer my domain TO WordPress. I have an authorization code from 1and1 to do that, but I’m not sure how. My domain name at 1and1 expires on 8/23/15, so I need to transfer it quickly.

    Thanks for any help you can give!

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

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    timethief · Member ·

    WordPress.com does not accept domain transfers but mapping an existing domain is possible.

    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 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/

    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.

    If required, to move content see here https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-from-self-hosted-wordpress-to-wordpress-com/

    Import a Website

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    kristopiastudios · Member ·

    Thanks – I don’t want to map my domain. I want WordPress to be my domain host, so I changed the domain name and will allow the domain I was paying for elsewhere to expire.

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