Transferring a domain.

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  piwowarski55 · Member · Aug 26, 2015 at 4:45 pm

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  I already have a website that is hosted by Heart Internet in the UK. How can I transfer this site (and domain name) to WordPress?
  The web address is http://www.huddersfield1.co.uk

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  kokkieh · Staff · Aug 26, 2015 at 6:48 pm

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  Hi there.

  First, you can’t transfer your domain, as WordPress.com doesn’t accept incoming domain transfers. You’ll need to keep your domain at your current registrar (or transfer it to another registrar if you’re not happy with the current one’s service) and then buy the domain mapping upgrade for whichever free WordPress.com site you want to use with that domain. In other words, you’ll pay your domain registrar annually for the domain, and WordPress.com for the mapping upgrade.
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/map-existing-domain/

  You can’t transfer your theme, and we can’t use plugins on WordPress.com, so pick the theme you want and apply it to your WordPress.com site and set up the widgets you want to use.
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/

  Lastly, create an XML export file of the content on your self-hosted site (you’ll have to look at your current host’s support documents for instructions to do this) and import it to your WordPress.com site. Once you’re sure everything has been transferred, you can cancel your hosting for the old site: https://en.support.wordpress.com/import/