Please select a free wordpress.com domain. How?

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  jab76 · Member · Nov 21, 2018 at 9:52 am

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  Hello,
  I’d like to set up a new site. In step 2 of 3 I get the following message: Domain registration is unavailable at this time. Please select a free WordPress.com domain or check back in an hour.

  A free domain is good enough for now. But how do I select a free WordPress.com domain?

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  vickycoronita · Member · Nov 21, 2018 at 10:23 am

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  I have the same problem. Is there an ongoing issue?

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  kokkieh · Staff · Nov 21, 2018 at 12:26 pm

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  Hi there,

  Our domain provider is experiencing some technical issues, so new domain registrations and transfers are not possible at this time. Please check every few hours – this has been going on for a while and we unfortunately don’t have a timeline on when things will be working again.

  Meanwhile you can create your site at a free address for now. On the domains step, search for a key word rather than a full domain, and you’ll see the option for a free *.wordpress.com or .blog address. Then you can buy the plan you want and start setting up your site at that address, and add the domain once that is possible again.

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  zouai · Member · Nov 22, 2018 at 3:20 pm

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  OK, I see. Thank you for your reply. I’ll try it.