ICANN Accreditation and WordPress

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  franceswilson · Member · Aug 6, 2013 at 1:56 pm

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  Because WordPress is not an accredited ICANN domain provider, how can I be sure that the domain name I purchase will be legally attached to my name?

  Thanks and happy Tuesday!

  Cheers,
  Fran

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

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  justjennifer · Member · Aug 6, 2013 at 2:02 pm

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  WordPress.com is a limited domain reseller for Wild West Domains LLC, who are ICANN accredited.

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  justjennifer · Member · Aug 6, 2013 at 2:04 pm

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  See:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/#additional-information

  and

  http://www.internic.net/alpha.html

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  franceswilson · Member · Aug 6, 2013 at 2:09 pm

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  Okay, so meaning that it will be accredited by ICANN if I purchase through wordpress because wordpress will purchase it for me through an accredited site?

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  jackiedana · Member · Aug 6, 2013 at 8:38 pm

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  Hi there,

  We are not a domain registrar ourselves, but partner with an accredited registrar for our users. You should expect no issues with your domain.

  If you’d prefer, you can also register your domain elsewhere and map it to a WordPress.com site:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

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  franceswilson · Member · Aug 8, 2013 at 12:03 am

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  Thank you so much for the info! I think I’ll go through wordpress :)

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  jackiedana · Member · Aug 8, 2013 at 2:58 pm

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  HI franceswilson,

  Great! If you have any questions about the process, please let us know.

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  franceswilson · Member · Aug 8, 2013 at 6:11 pm

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  Thanks so much jackiedana! I actually do have a question but I posted it with my new domain account name. It was a question from culturedmilk.com ….this was the title of it: Deleting blog–>lose access to purchased domain name? Should I ask my questions again here?

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  jackiedana · Member · Aug 8, 2013 at 6:25 pm

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  Hi franceswilson,

  Could you post a link to that thread?

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  franceswilson · Member · Aug 8, 2013 at 6:32 pm

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  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/private-support/deleting-blog-lose-access-to-purchased-domain-name?replies=1

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  franceswilson · Member · Aug 8, 2013 at 6:33 pm

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  I had marked it under private–does that mean you won’t be able to access it?

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  jackiedana · Member · Aug 8, 2013 at 7:27 pm

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  Hi franceswilson,

  Ah, that’s why I didn’t find it – those go to a different queue. No worries, I can access it just fine. I’ll jump over there to reply.