removing wordpress.com because domain bought for .com

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  characterful · Member · Feb 4, 2017 at 11:37 am

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  I have a new host and my .com site has been transferred. Can I remove the existing still visible wordpress.com so that all viewers go to the primary domain?

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

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  micawbr · Member · Feb 4, 2017 at 3:29 pm

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  If you remove your WordPress.com site, visitors to it will not see your new site. Instead, they will see a “this site has been deleted” message.

  To redirect visitors, consider a site redirect upgrade. With that, visitors to your old site will automatically be redirected to your new one. Here’s more info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/

  A free alternative is to put a post on your site saying your site has moved and include a link to it.

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  characterful · Member · Feb 4, 2017 at 4:22 pm

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  Thanks, have done.