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  pamvandebrug · Member · Jan 17, 2020 at 10:23 am

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  I do not want to purchase a domain name, I would like to use wordpress.com as with my other blogs. How do I set this up?

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  tenchoenyi · Member · Jan 17, 2020 at 11:11 am

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  Hello, @pamvandebrug,

  You are saying you want to use a free address using a WordPress.com subdomain on your other blogs. Eg: yoursite.wordpress.com.

  You can look at this link to change your site address.
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-site-address/

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  themagicrobot · Member · Jan 17, 2020 at 11:26 am

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  When creating an additional free site if you choose “Blog” at step one you’ll be offered a free address ending in .blog. Choosing “Business” at step one should get you the offer of a free address ending in .wordpress.com.

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  web5705 · Member · Jan 17, 2020 at 1:41 pm

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  When setting up a new site, I’m only seeing ‘free’ options which renew at £22/year.

  Is it still possible to create a permanently free site as I did before?

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  pamvandebrug · Member · Jan 17, 2020 at 1:56 pm

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  Thank you. @themagicrobot

  
  @web5705 I used the Business option which still too me to payment plans, above the options there is a small link to choose free site.

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  web5705 · Member · Jan 17, 2020 at 3:05 pm

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  Thanks @pamvandebrug

  That works, though I notice a long number is appended to the name (for example mysite897893997.wordpress.com). I think they’re pushing to get people on the paid plans.

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  pamvandebrug · Member · Jan 17, 2020 at 3:10 pm

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  @web5705

  I saw that. But somehow when I clicked the option to continue with the option of mysite.wordpress.com it allowed it!

  I think they are very much pushing for people to have paid plans!

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  themagicrobot · Member · Jan 17, 2020 at 6:54 pm

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  though I notice a long number is appended to the name (for example mysite897893997.wordpress.com

  You could at that point continue to “fine tune” the offered address and probably get the numbers down to one or two (or even none by adding an extra word). As WordPress.com are running out of .wordpress.com subdomain addresses that is why they introduced the .blog extension to give free users more options.