what registrars does WordPress accept?

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    faircitywrestlinguk · Member ·

    Hi,

    I registered a domain with GoDaddy but WordPress requires a paid plan to connect the domain name. What registrars are accepted? I found that WordPress doesn’t accept transfers of .co.uk domains, so I’ll change the name to end in .com

    thanks

    WP.com: Yes
    Correct account: Yes

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  • staff-95percentghost · Staff ·

    Hi there! You’re correct in that we’re unable to receive transfers of domains that end in .co.uk, but you can still use that domain with a site here on WordPress.com if you connect it instead:
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/connect-existing-domain/

    The connection process means that the domain is still registered (and therefore renewed) via your GoDaddy account, but you can point it to our servers; with the paid plan then it can be set as the “primary” address too:
    https://wordpress.com/support/domains/set-a-primary-address/

    If you did want to register a domain directly through us, then you can find the list of TLDs (extensions) that we’re able to register here:
    https://wordpress.com/support/domains/domain-pricing-and-available-tlds/

    I see that your site looks fairly set to go; was it just the custom domain that you’re missing? If so then I could suggest the Personal plan as an option:

    Once the plan is purchased you could go ahead and connect your existing domain per the guide linked above; of course you could also choose to register a new domain too; you get one free domain registration with a new plan purchase (which then becomes a separate charge when it’s time to renew). Feel free to let us know if you have any other questions about using either your existing domain, or a new one!

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