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  westendorfec · Member · Jul 1, 2016 at 7:34 pm

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  I want to upgrade my site, but instead of having my (website). wordpress.com my primary domain, I’d like (website).com to be my primary domain.

  Can I change that?

  How?

  Do I need to purchase the upgrade before I can change it?

  Thanks!

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  timethief · Member · Jul 1, 2016 at 7:36 pm

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  Do I need to purchase the upgrade before I can change it?

  Yes.

  There is no monthly payment plan here. All upgrades must be paid for in full at the time of purchase.

  WordPress.com provides free blogs and hosts them free of charge. There are no bandwidth charges. All WordPress.com blogs come with 3000 megabytes (~3 GBs) of space for storing uploaded files and images. Free features are listed here https://en.wordpress.com/features/

  See here for details of all 3 plans http://store.wordpress.com/bundles/ offered by WordPress.com.
  Premium bundle details http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/
  Premium
  WordPress.com Premium
  $8.25 per month, billed yearly

  Business bundle details http://store.wordpress.com/plans/business/
  Business
  WordPress.com Business
  $24.92 per month, billed yearly

  The policy and prices have changed. All new accounts must purchase the Premium bundle of upgrades. Only renewal of an existing domain mapping upgrade is now available at the lower price. See: http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/register-domain/

  More info:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-mapping-1118?replies=10#post-2641970

  Note that each upgrade bundle applies to a single blog only and is for a single year only when it is due to be renewed.

  We all pay in full for every upgrade at the time of purchase. Make sure you read the comparison very closely do you know exactly what the restrictions and limitations on WordPress.COM blogging are: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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

  There are no premium themes included in the premium upgrade bundle. http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/ And every premium theme is individually priced.

  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard and purchase upgrades at > Dashboard> Store > My Upgrades
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/

  Your billing history will be at Dashboard > Store > Billing History
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/billing-history/

  Your only options for payment are found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/payment/

  WordPress.com provides a 30-day refund on all upgrades except Domain Registrations, Domain Renewals, and Guided Transfers. The refund period for Domain Registrations and Renewals is 48 hours.

  Note: It takes from 1 – 2 weeks for the refund to be received.

  You have to be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard, cancel any upgrades, claim a refund for any qualified upgrades, and disable auto-renew. Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades. You can also disable auto-renew there. http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/#canceling-upgrades

  If you need Staff to assist you with sorting this out, type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Then subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.