What website plan will work for me?
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I already have a domain and would love it to remain as is jessicaread.ca
I am starting a personal business where I offer online private one on one sessions as well as group workshop that people could pay for through my site (maybe even have a membership?). I started the process but I think it said I can’t switch over .ca and it looks like it now has WordPress added to the website address? Any assistance would be helpful :)
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Hi there,
I already have a domain and would love it to remain as is jessicaread.ca
I started the process but I think it said I can’t switch over .ca and it looks like it now has WordPress added to the website address?
You have two options for your domain:
(1) Transfer the domain jessicaread.ca to WordPress.com and manage your domain + hosting at one place
https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/(2) Map your domain to WordPress.com. Renewal of domain will be done with your current domain registrar.
https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/However, for both options (and new domain registration), you need an upgraded plan in order to use the custom domain.
To see the differences in the upgrade plans:
To know the available pricing options:
https://wordpress.com/pricing/I am starting a personal business where I offer online private one on one sessions as well as group workshop that people could pay for through my site (maybe even have a membership?)
If you plan to receive payment via your site on WordPress.com, you can make use of the PayPal payment option:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/If you have an upgraded Premium or Business Plan, Simple Payments button makes receiving payment easier:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/simple-payments/However, if you plan to use plugins and custom themes for your site on WordPress.com, the only option is to upgrade your plan to a Business Plan.
To learn more about the features of Business Plan:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/business-plan/Do let us know if you have further questions, we’ll be glad to help.
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Hi –
I hope you don’t mind me stepping in here.
I started the process but I think it said I can’t switch over .ca.ca domains cannot currently be transferred to WordPress.com.
If you want to use your .ca domain with your WordPress.com site, please use the Domain Mapping option as suggested by
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Hi there,
As @yashitamittal11 correctly pointed out, a .ca domain cannot be registered through us. You need to get that domain from another registrar and then point it to your site here by following the mapping instructions:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
If you have any other questions, just let me know and I’ll be happy to help.
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I already have the .ca domain! The question is if I do the mapping would it have WordPress.com at the end? or still look like the original domain (jessicaread.ca)?
Thank you
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Mapping your domain to WordPress.com would still display/have your domain as jessicaread.ca. :)
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Torres126 is correct, mapping a domain hides the
.wordpress.compart from the public allowing them to see only your custom domain.Let us know if you have other questions.
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