Transfer a domain name to wordpress
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I have a web site hosted on network solutions that I want to re-build on wordpress.com, and transfer the domain URL to wordpress as the domain name for the wordpress site. How do I do this?
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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I do not need help with peggychinn.wordpress.com .. I am going to build a new blog site but use content from an existing web site, and want to transfer the domain name to the new wordpress site.
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I think I already found my answer – adding a domain that I already own to my wordpress site!
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Hi there,
In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from. To register a WordPress.com blog see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/If you have registered a .wordpress.com blog you log in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog and purchase an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade for the blog.
See here for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades is where you do the primary blog set up knowing it can take between 24 – 72 hours for domain name propagation to take place throughout the internet. You can view the DNS changes here > http://www.whatsmydns.net/ What’s important during that stage is to be patient.
NOTE: WordPress.com does not provide an email service for domains. See here for adding email http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/add-email/
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thanks so much! this adds to what I had discovered, so I really appreciate it. Is there a way to make this permanent, an avoid the annual renewal?
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No there is not. Annual renewal of domain mapping upgrades is the only option at this time.
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