WordPress Capabilities

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    charltonluke2014 · Member ·

    Hello,

    I own a domain and would like to host a wordpress website on it, however there are key things I would like it to have and I was wondering if your platform could provide that.

    I am looking for the use of Forums where people can post/interact with one another and ‘register’ an account and ‘login’ etc..

    I am also looking for a ‘Store’ section where people can purchase virtual items within a game, they send me confirmation and I provide that item in game. They should be able to pay using bank transfer/paypal and be secure.

    I am willing to buy whatever plan is needed for all this however I don’t know which one to buy, if you could advise me of which one to buy that would be great, also how I am able to host the website on my OWN personal domain?

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

  • staff-zinnia · Staff ·

    Hi –

    Thanks for writing to us. I’m happy to answer your questions.

    I am looking for the use of Forums where people can post/interact with one another and ‘register’ an account and ‘login’ etc..

    Yes. You would use a forums plugin. There are multiple options. I found this comparison guide, it’s a few years old, but would be a great starting list of plugins to consider. You can also search them directly via https://wordpress.org/plugins/

    I am also looking for a ‘Store’ section where people can purchase virtual items within a game, they send me confirmation and I provide that item in game. They should be able to pay using bank transfer/paypal and be secure.

    You can add a full eCommerce store if needed. There are also some simpler options, like the simple payment form, or a PayPal button.

    It sounds like you’ll need to get set up on our business plan in order to integrate the forums plugin. See here: https://wordpress.com/plans/

    Once you’ve added the plan to your account the domain can be connected. There’s 2 options for bringing the domain over to WordPress.com.

    1. Map it: https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
    2. Transfer it: https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/

    Write back to me with any other questions.

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