WordPress.com domain difference

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  noypigeeks · Member · May 10, 2012 at 12:32 pm

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  What’s the difference if I buy my domain here in wordpress against in namecheap? What’s the pros and cons? And lastly, do wordress.com accept paypal payments from unverified accounts? Thanks

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  noypigeeks · Member · May 11, 2012 at 2:58 am

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  Hey, anybody wants to help? I need urgent answers please. I already have my wp.org site and I don’t know where to buy a good domain and I’m still torn between buying the site redirect upgrade or not. Please help. Thanks

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  timethief · Member · May 11, 2012 at 3:06 am

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  Are you ware that WordPress.com and WordPress.org are totally separate?
  Please read this > WordPress.com vs WordPress.org: The Differences
  WordPress.com does not sell domain names separate from domain mapping upgrades. http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/
  If you purchase a domain mapping ugrade and register your domain through WordPress.com and later want it to point to a blog or website hosted elsewhere then you can do this by updating the nameservers.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/domain-management/#update-nameservers

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  noypigeeks · Member · May 11, 2012 at 3:08 am

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  yes I am fully aware of all of that. How about my question on the features of the domain if I buy one from wordpress.com than other registrars?

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  timethief · Member · May 11, 2012 at 3:12 am

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  I forgot to add that the only methods of payment to WordPress.com are verified PayPal accounts and major credit cards. See here > Dasboard > Store

  A domain name is a domain name is a domain name. What do you mean by “features”?

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  noypigeeks · Member · May 11, 2012 at 3:21 am

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  my access to the domain name. Hmm if that is so, can I ask my friend to pay for it instead but with my name on the details? Thank you. You are very helpful.

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  timethief · Member · May 11, 2012 at 3:24 am

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  Note that the domain mapping upgrade must be purchased by the username account that the blog is registered to.

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  noypigeeks · Member · May 11, 2012 at 3:25 am

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  then I will let him access this account?

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  auxclass · Member · May 11, 2012 at 5:35 am

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  If you give your friend your log-in info then they can buy the upgrade for you – keep in mind that they will have the ability to totally destroy the site since your blog thinks they are you – so you do need to have a lot of trust with the friend – probably a good idea to change your password after your friend has purchased the upgrades just in case –

  good luck

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  raincoaster · Member · May 11, 2012 at 7:35 am

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  I’ve dealt with several registrars, and I find WP.com to be the best mix of cheap and reliable. I even keep my independently-hosted blog’s domain registrar as WP.com so I can have one stop shopping in terms of service.

  I didn’t answer before because I know nothing about namecheap.