transfering existing web site

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  marylhpaws · Member · Aug 23, 2018 at 8:08 pm

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  I have a web site that I have been using for years. The web site provider sold it to a different provider and now I do not have access to the software the other company provided. The new company recommended wordpress as a software that I can use to edit my site.

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  gemmacevans · Member · Aug 24, 2018 at 10:37 am

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  Hi marylhpaws,

  The new company recommended wordpress as a software that I can use to edit my site.

  There are two types of WordPress:

  1. WordPress.com: where you create a site here and host it with us.
  2. WordPress.org: where you choose a third party hosting provider (like Bluehost, GoDaddy etc) and install WordPress.org software there.

  We have some more information about the main differences between the two in this guide:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  If you let me know which option you think might be suitable, I’ll be happy to point you in the right direction for getting started.

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  marylhpaws · Member · Sep 4, 2018 at 7:21 pm

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  I have no problem with switching my domain since I do not like the new company that my domain was switched to. It is a .com though and I don’t think that it will switch according to the instructions.

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  brookedot · Member · Sep 4, 2018 at 8:23 pm

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  Hi there,

  Sounds like you have currently bought a domain name ending with .com that you’d like to use here at WordPress.com. If so, welcome :) to get started pointing your domain to a site we host visit https://wordpress.com/plans then add the plan which is right for you. We’re here to answer any questions you have about plans.

  After that is done this guide can be followed to map your domain:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  Hope this helps and let us know if you have any other questions.