I would like to use a .gov.uk domain name.

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  derekwailes · Member · Nov 23, 2015 at 11:32 am

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  Is this possible?

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

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  timethief · Member · Nov 24, 2015 at 11:34 pm

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  Are you asking on the behalf of a government agency?

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Nov 25, 2015 at 4:26 am

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  If you can register a domain name somewhere, you can generally map it to a WordPress.com site.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 25, 2015 at 4:57 am

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  Please read Guidance for local and central government on how to apply for a .gov.uk domain, the naming conventions and the conditions of use. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/naming-and-registering-government-websites

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  derekwailes · Member · Nov 25, 2015 at 10:27 am

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  Thanks for the information.

  Seems its not permittted to use the .gov.uk to map to a wordpress site.

  Seems that wordpress won’t host a .gov.uk site either.

  which sort of says that you can’t really use a wordpress.com site to host a .gov.uk domain name.

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Nov 25, 2015 at 5:14 pm

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  http://news.surreycc.gov.uk/ is a WordPress.com site.

  I am not familiar with the rules for registering a gov.uk domain, but it is possible to use a gov.uk domain with WordPress.com.