Remove .wordpress from URL

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  thecalvingbook · Member · Dec 16, 2017 at 2:47 pm

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  I bought a domain and it redirections to my website but it always has .wordpress in the URL. Is there any way I can remove this? It doesn’t look professional.

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  avydun · Staff · Dec 16, 2017 at 3:01 pm

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  Are you referring to this website? https://thecalvingbook.wordpress.com/

  Did you buy a WordPress.com plan with a domain? Your newly purchased domain should automatically be set as the primary domain, unless you changed it.

  Visit this page, and set your newly purchased domain as the primary domain. You can read more about this page.

  Let me know if you have questions and I will be happy to answer.

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  jagjeetparmar · Member · Dec 16, 2017 at 3:05 pm

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  Hi there,

  You can edit the existing site on WordPress.com

  You can register a custom domain (for example, yourgroovydomain.com) and use it instead of your site’s current address (such as yourgroovysite.wordpress.com).

  Your old address will still work, but we will automatically redirect traffic from your old address to your new one.

  As you already own a domain name.

  If you would like to use it here on WordPress.com all you need to do is “map” your existing domain to your site.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  You will need an upgraded WordPress.com plan on your site in order to map a domain.

  Each paid plan comes with a free domain credit you can use to either register a new domain or map one you already own.

  You can map as many additional domains to the same site as you would like, but you have to pay for additional mapping upgrades separately.

  WordPress.com plan features here https://wordpress.com/pricing/

  Add a plan for each of your sites here: http://store.wordpress.com/plans/.

  Domain mapping is a feature of all paid plans — Personal, Premium and Business. Each plan includes a credit which can be used to map a domain you already own (or register a new one).

  However, if you don’t want to upgrade, you’re welcome to use the Free plan and address (example.wordpress.com).

  Hope this helps.

  Thanks!!

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  supernovia · Staff · Dec 16, 2017 at 11:03 pm

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  @easchlechter I don’t see a plan on this account. Once you’ve got a plan let us know and we can help you set up the domain as needed. Cheers!