New domain for a free plan

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  bjostorpsgardens · Member · Dec 23, 2016 at 12:55 pm

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  Dear wordpress, I would like to have a custom domain name at the cheapest condition (within reason :-) ) . From your help page I understand that to add a custom domain to a free plan including email forwarding costs $18 a year. This can be any of the TLD’s you list (.com, .blog, .org, etc). However when I try to add a custom domain to my blog a £85 yearly plan appears in the shopping cart and as I remove it everything is reset. What am I missing? thanks a lot for your help. Massimo

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  antonyagnel · Member · Dec 23, 2016 at 1:04 pm

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  Adding a domain to your site (either registering a new domain or mapping one you already own) requires a WordPress.com plan. See https://wordpress.com/pricing/ for more information.

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  bjostorpsgardens · Member · Dec 23, 2016 at 4:25 pm

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  Dear Tony, thank you for you answer. I already have a plan, it is the free plan. However I cannot add a domain without also adding the premium plan. THis is actually my problem.

  Do you mean that with a free plan I cannot add a domain?

  Thanks Massimo

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  antonyagnel · Member · Dec 23, 2016 at 4:30 pm

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  I already have a plan, it is the free plan.

  You need to have a Personal, Premium or Business plan.

  Do you mean that with a free plan I cannot add a domain?

  Yes.