New Domain Name

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  leonvbutler · Member · Feb 12, 2018 at 6:05 pm

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  So at first i had a .co.uk domain name that worldpress said it couldnt transfer. I then registered a .com domain name and tried to transfer this but have been told it cant be done for 61 days!!

  Why? i have moved my blog to wordpress from weebly, but am now regretting it as all wordpress try and do is get you to pay for an upgrade.

  What can i do about this? its wasted money right now.

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

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  timethief · Member · Feb 12, 2018 at 6:06 pm

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  Please post both URLs here.

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  leonvbutler · Member · Feb 12, 2018 at 6:11 pm

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  Thanks

  my domain name is
  http://www.leon-butler.com

  I have just bought it, moved my blog across to wordpress and cannot use my new domain name for 61 days which is pointless to me.
  And im not being forced into paying to map it and upgrade my account as i do not need the upgrade.

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Feb 12, 2018 at 6:36 pm

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  Hi –

  The domain can still be used to show your WordPress.com site. You’ll want to set the name servers to point our way.

  More details: https://en.support.wordpress.com/map-existing-domain/

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  leonvbutler · Member · Feb 12, 2018 at 7:02 pm

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  Hi

  I do this and it takes me to ‘map’ the name and then tries to charge me $96 to upgrade my account…..

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  leonvbutler · Member · Feb 12, 2018 at 7:12 pm

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  How do i point the name servers to WP servers?

  I already have the registered domain name through a 3rd party.

  So complicated.

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Feb 13, 2018 at 3:09 pm

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  You will need a plan to map the domain to us. The personal option will work just fine. Add it to your account via wordpress.com/pricing/

  Then, go to your WordPress.com dashboard and click…

  1. My Sites

  2. Domains

  3. Add

  4. Map it!

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  leonvbutler · Member · Feb 13, 2018 at 4:47 pm

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  Mapping requires an upgraded account, which as i said before i will not be doing.

  There is no need to do this, i can just point my domain name to wordpress servers.

  What are the server names please?

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Feb 14, 2018 at 4:33 pm

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  You are not able to map a domain or point it to WordPress.com unless you have a plan for that domain.

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/map-existing-domain/