starting a new site, using domain of existing site

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  msoser · Member · Dec 10, 2019 at 9:44 pm

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  I have a blog site on WordPress, and now I want to move my web site to WordPress–or rather, create a new web site and point my domain name to it. I want to set the whole thing up and THEN point my domain name to it. My questions: 1. How do I do this?, and 2. Can I use the free option?

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  kokkieh · Staff · Dec 11, 2019 at 4:28 am

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  Hi there,

  All sites on WordPress.com get a free WordPress.com or .blog subdomain when the site is created, that functions just like any regular subdomain, and your site is fully online and accessible at that subdomain (provided you set it to public).

  So you can experiment and build your site at that free address, even upgrade the site while still using the free address, and only switch the domain over to us once you’re ready.

  To create the new site, go to https://wordpress.com/start/site/ and follow the steps. On the domains step just pick a free WordPress.com or .blog subdomain, and on the plans step the free plan.

  If you later want to connect your own domain using our domain mapping option, you will need to upgrade to a paid plan.

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