Transfer domain register from Rackspace to WordPress.com

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  joshuabennett · Member · Nov 4, 2012 at 11:21 pm

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  I would like to transfer a domain from being registered through Rackspace.com to WordPress.com. Is that possible, and if so how? I realize that I can point the existing site to a WP site; but am looking to consolidate my domain registrations in one place.
  Blog url: http://joshuabennett.wordpress.com/

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  timethief · Member · Nov 4, 2012 at 11:31 pm

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  Read this first so you are clear on the facts about the differences between free hosted WordPress.COM blog on this multiuser blogging platform and WordPress.ORG software installs.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  Do you have an XML export file of your content?
  If so then you can import it. See here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/import/

  To move your domain name requires a domain mapping upgrade. See here Domains » Map an Existing Domain http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

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  joshuabennett · Member · Nov 5, 2012 at 1:05 am

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  Again, I’m not looking to move a website/content–nor map to an existing domain. I want to move my *registration* from Rackspace to WordPress.COM.

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 5, 2012 at 1:10 am

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  WordPress.COM is not set up at this time to accept incoming domain registration transfers – you can however map your domain name at another registrar to your blog here

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