Transferring domain vs Domain mapping

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  shirleywalker333 · Member · Jul 23, 2018 at 2:01 am

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  What are the main differences between the two?

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  staff-zara · Staff · Jul 23, 2018 at 2:35 am

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  Hello there, I assumed that you wish to know the main differences between transferring domain registered elsewhere to WordPress.com and map domain registered elsewhere to your WordPress.com site.

  Transferring domain registered elsewhere to WordPress.com means letting WordPress.com manages both your domain renewal and hosting of your sites. You need a paid plan on WordPress.com in order to do that.

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/

  Domain mapping means that you wish to keep your domain managed by your current domain registrar but let WordPress.com handles the hosting of your site. For instance, domain renewal will be done with your domain registrar.

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  If you have more questions, please let us know.