Moving domain from another host to WordPress

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  worldsokayestcyclist · Member · Oct 30, 2018 at 3:49 pm

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  I have an account with TD Hosting and want to transfer it to WordPress.

  Thanks

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  sayali29 · Member · Oct 30, 2018 at 3:58 pm

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  Hi there,

  First you need to read this support doc so your are crystal clear on the differences between WordPress.com hosted blogs and self hosted WordPress.ORG installs. http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  WordPress.com provides free blogs and free hosting for them. WordPress.com does not accept domain name transfers but mapping to an existing domain can be done.

  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 every year.

  Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading

  Mapping an existing domain costs $13. annually. 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.

  Regards,
  Sayali

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  themagicrobot · Member · Oct 30, 2018 at 4:07 pm

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  @sayali29

  WordPress.com does not accept domain name transfers but mapping to an existing domain can be done.

  That is no longer the case. There are exceptions, when mapping may still be required, but many domains can now be transferred to WordPress.com:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/
  And to map a domain now requires an upgraded plan:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
  PS: If you haven’t already seen it this is a useful document for volunteers:

  WordPress.com Volunteers