Moving a pre-existing domain name to WordPress.com

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  mysticaltidbits · Member · Oct 16, 2013 at 11:32 pm

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  I purchased my domain name elsewhere. Can I move it to Word Press?

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  timethief · Member · Oct 17, 2013 at 6:54 pm

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  Yes, you can.

  In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from. If you have registered a .wordpress.com blog you log in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog and purchase a domain name by purchasing an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade for the blog.

  See here for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades is where you do the primary blog set up knowing 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.