transferring wix domain to wordpress

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  couturemiles · Member · Jun 9, 2016 at 11:35 am

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  i tried to do the domain mapping and followed the instructions but at end the 1st step after i filled my debit card info it shows the domain already exists cannot be registered. I have done the 2 nd step. please provide assistance.Thank you

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  rachelsquirrel · Member · Jun 9, 2016 at 4:39 pm

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  What’s the domain you’re trying to map and I’ll take a look?

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  couturemiles · Member · Jun 9, 2016 at 6:55 pm

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  couturemiles.com

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  couturemiles · Member · Jun 9, 2016 at 6:59 pm

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  According to wix,
  To connect your Wix domain to an external site, simply contact your site host and ask for the IP address that the domain should point to.

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  rachelsquirrel · Member · Jun 10, 2016 at 7:12 am

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  The domain is already registered so when you add it to your account here at WordPress.com you’ll map it rather than registering it. Follow the instructions here:

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

  For domains registered elsewhere you’ll need to change the name servers for the domain to get them working with WordPress.com. However Wix does not allow this:

  https://www.wix.com/support/html5/article/connecting-a-wix-domain-to-an-external-site

  You have two options:
  1. Transfer the domain to a different registrar that will let you change the name servers.
  2. Add these IP addresses as A-records for your domain at Wix:

  192.0.78.24
  192.0.78.25

  But please note we don’t recommend adding IP addresses because these can change. Pointing a domain using name servers is the recommended option. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions and I can explain further.