Transferring domain onto WordPress from Squarespace
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I just transferred my domain from Squarespace to WordPress and my website is not showing. I am waiting a few days for my name server to transfer, but am having a hard time understanding the next steps & what to do with wordpress.
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Hi there,
What is the domain you’re referring to, please? The account you’re using to post here does not own any sites or domains on WordPress.com.
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My domain is http://www.gracefkim.com
I want to purchase the premium plan with wordpress but my account already says I have the account. Not sure which plan its referring, and I don’t want to confuse .com and .org.
Not sure if this makes sense but I’d like to use wordpress.org because of its plugin functionalities but am waiting for the server to successfully transfer
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gracefkim.com shows as registered with GoDaddy.com, and it’s pointed to Bluehost.com’s name servers, so it looks like you’re using the open source WordPress.org software, hosted by Bluehost for your site at that domain.
Please contact Bluehost support for help if the domain is not showing your site with them yet, as we have no control at all over that site.
You won’t be able to buy a WordPress.com premium plan for that site, as WordPress.com upgrade plans can only be bought for sites hosted on WordPress.com.
The Premium Plan option you see if you go to My Site ->Plans here on WordPress.com is for the Jetpack premium plan – Jetpack is a plugin that connects your self-hosted site to your WordPress.com account, and the premium plan for that plugin adds security and backup features to the site:
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Ok so it looks like I am a lot safer than I thought I was. I was also told by Bluehost that it would take about 5 days for the servers to successfully transfer, so I will give it a few days.
The main feature that I want is to monetize on my site through ads. With my current plan on wordpress.org, do I have that functionality?
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Side note: when I am building my site, do I create it through wordpress.org or through blue host?
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Yes, you can monetize your site through ads. Your site is going to be running the WordPress installation – that’s WordPress.org.
This page explains the differences between running your own WordPress installation versus using the managed environment at WordPress.com: https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
Monetizing a WordPress.org site is typically done through an ad or ad network plugin. We can’t advise you on which one to use. Look here https://wordpress.org/plugins/
Additional help for your WordPress installation will come from the community forums at https://wordpress.org/support/forums/
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