transfer domain to another account

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  kimfuellenbach · Member · Nov 5, 2018 at 10:30 pm

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  Hello support team,

  I’d like to transfer a domain to another account I own. Basically, I don’t want my personal (academic) website to be associated with another (anonymous) blog I’m starting right now. If it’s under the same account, it’ll be linked to the same email and gravatar, which I’m hoping to avoid. I realized that deleting the site and reopening it will make the chosen domain name unavailable. I opened a new account but then transfer option does not seem to exist (is this a feature that’s available only for paid plans?). Any advice would be very welcome.

  Many thanks,
  Kim

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

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  majalearnswp · Member · Nov 5, 2018 at 10:48 pm

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  Hi Kim,

  here is the step by step instructions in transferring a domain to another WordPress.com account –

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/move-domain/transfer-a-domain-to-another-wordpress-com-account/

  Hope this helps

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  kimfuellenbach · Member · Nov 6, 2018 at 2:40 pm

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  Thanks so much! I have tried this but the transfer option does not appear for me. I was wondering if that is just an option for paid plans?

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  poojashetty18 · Staff · Nov 6, 2018 at 2:53 pm

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  Hey Kim,

  If you still want to use your domain but not on WordPress.com, you don’t have to cancel it. Instead, you can move the domain to another site

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/transfer-domain-registration/

  or if you already have a domain but want to manage it and your site in one place you can check the below link:

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/

  For more information on using the domain elsewhere, please check:

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/move-domain/

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  gemmacevans · Member · Nov 7, 2018 at 11:58 am

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  Hi Kim,

  I have tried this but the transfer option does not appear for me.

  The account you are logged in to doesn’t own any custom domains. Can you confirm which one you would like to transfer?

  If it was purchased through a different WordPress.com account, please try logging in using the email address your purchase receipt was sent to.

  Once I know which domain you need help with, I’ll be able to point you in the right direction.