Transfer to wordpress

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  silvertuition · Member · May 1, 2019 at 7:51 pm

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  My domain and email is hosted by 123.com. if i transfer to wordpress who will host my email??

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · May 2, 2019 at 2:29 pm

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  Hi –

  We attempt to grab all of the name servers and dns records associated with your domain at the time of transfer. WordPress.com does not host email though, so you would need to make sure that the email continues to be hosted through 123 reg.

  There are 2 options for moving your domain to WordPress.com:

  1. mapping: https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
  2. transfer: https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/

  With either option, the email is going to temporarily break while the transfer or mapping is in process. Mapping is a much quicker process. The transfer could take 5 days.

  Because of that, I’d suggest using a contact form on the site with an alternate or even a personal email as the delivery end point. This way folks can still reach you if needed. You could disable or take it down once the process is through and you have confirmation that the custom email is still working.

  I hope that helps. Write back with more questions. Here are a few more resources.

  Add Email to Your Domain

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/category/email/