If I buy a domain name, can I have dots or "-" or "_" in the URL?

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  annediam · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 1:34 pm

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  Hi,

  I’d like to upgrade and register a domain with WordPress but before I do I need to know if in that case I’ll finally be able to use a “.” , “-” or “_” in the domain name, because this is necessary and annoying that we can’t do it with a .wordpress.com address.

  Thanks!

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 1:36 pm

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  Such as?

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 1:37 pm

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  You can, for instance, have whatever.something.com but you can’t have what.ever or this.url.is.extra.super.fancy or whatever_.com

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  annediam · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 1:37 pm

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  For example gxp.language.services.com – the upgrade is not for that blog, but for another WordPress.com blog that I haven’t made public yet, but it’s the same idea.

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  annediam · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 1:38 pm

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  Ok, so you confirm i can have conference.germany.com for example?

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  annediam · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 1:39 pm

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  That would be only 2 words that need to be separated in the URL, either by a dot or by a hyphen – that does not matter.

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 1:56 pm

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  If you actually own germany.com then you can, otherwise no. The only reason you can have a URL with two .’s in it is if one is a subdomain of the larger domain, like germany.com.

  And no hyphens in WP.com blog URLs as far as I’m aware.

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  annediam · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 1:59 pm

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  Ooooooook I understand.
  Thanks for the clarification about hypens – and thanks for your time and your answer! :)