Transfer a domain TO wordpress

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  swearingencj · Member · Sep 22, 2014 at 5:45 am

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  how do I transfer my domain name to wordpress? My domain is owned by someone else and is registered to 1and1.com. The current owner is willing to transfer the domain to me and I want to use it for my current site, hosted on wordpress.

  What is the process and what info do I need from wordpress to complete the transfer?

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  kokkieh · Staff · Sep 22, 2014 at 8:44 am

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  Hi there. I’m afraid you can’t transfer it to WordPress.com as they don’t accept incoming domain transfers. To use the domain with a WordPress.com site you’ll need to keep it with the current registrar (or transfer it to the registrar of your choice) and then buy the domain mapping upgrade in WordPress.com to point that domain to your blog.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#transferring-a-domain-to-wordpress-com
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  Keep in mind that you won’t need to buy hosting from whichever registrar you use as your hosting is provided by WordPress.com. You just need somewhere to register the domain.