Transfer from paid domain name to free WordPress blog

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  tnfranklin · Member · Aug 30, 2021 at 1:17 am

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  Hi – I would like to transfer my existing paid blog (pocketadventurer.com) to a free WordPress blog site. Is this possible and what is the process?

  Thanks

  Therese

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

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  csabarakasz · Staff · Aug 30, 2021 at 6:45 am

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  Hi there,

  Thank you for writing to us with your question.

  Let me make sure I understand you correctly. Do you wish to bring over your content (blog posts, pages, etc.) from your old blog (pocketadventurer.com) to a new free WordPress.com blog?

  Thank you for the additional information.

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  tnfranklin · Member · Aug 30, 2021 at 7:28 am

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  Hi there- yes that is correct. I am hoping to keep the blog live for free via WordPress and I don’t need to keep the domain name, although I am hoping to have ‘pocketadventurer’ still in the name. Thanks!

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  csabarakasz · Staff · Aug 30, 2021 at 8:13 am

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  Thank you for the clarification.

  The second option on the Moving from a Self-Hosted WordPress to WordPress.com support page should explain everything needed.

  https://wordpress.com/support/moving-from-self-hosted-wordpress-to-wordpress-com/#option-2-content-only-export

  Let me know if you need further help.

  although I am hoping to have ‘pocketadventurer’ still in the name.

  I can see you already own the http://pocketadventurerorg.wordpress.com/ address. Unfortunately the http://pocketadventurer.wordpress.com/ is already taken.

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  tnfranklin · Member · Aug 30, 2021 at 8:41 am

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  Thank you – after 1 year, will I need to pay for this domain name or is there a free version for ongoing use?

  Thanks :)

  Therese

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  csabarakasz · Staff · Aug 30, 2021 at 8:49 am

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  The example.wordpress.com subdomain addresses are forever free.

  So your http://pocketadventurerorg.wordpress.com/ address is forever free. :)

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  csabarakasz · Staff · Aug 30, 2021 at 8:50 am

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  Correction: it is httpS://pocketadventurerorg.wordpress.com/. :)

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  tnfranklin · Member · Aug 30, 2021 at 9:59 am

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  Fantastic – thank you so much! :)