transferring domains

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  lisachristine77 · Member · Mar 2, 2021 at 2:19 am

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  Hi. I’m creating a website for the first time, but have already purchased a website domain. What’s the easiest way to go about this through WordPress?

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  staff-mckluskey · Staff · Mar 2, 2021 at 9:06 am

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  Hi there!

  That all depends on what you prefer.
  If you have a custom domain registered elsewhere and purchased one of our paid plans, you can use that domain as your primary address for your WordPress.com site.

  You can either map it – your domain will stay with the current registrar, and you’ll need to go to their site to manage anything domain-related.

  Or you can transfer the domain to WordPress.com, and we’ll be your new registrar. This way, you’ll manage everything from one place, and you’ll be able to reach support with any domain related-issues :)

  Here you can find more information: https://wordpress.com/support/domain-mapping-vs-domain-transfer/.