question about domain and just bought godaddy domain for 3 years

  • kinnairds · Member ·

    Hi wordpress. I just joined. I just bought a domain name with Godaddy.com for 3 years. and I want to use wordpress for website creation. But I did not know I can buy a domain though wordpress. I am not sure how to keep cost down and also keep the domain as I had already purchased it today from Godaddy.com. I just need a simple website for myself right now with info for a small business I am starting.

  • staff-doublebassd · Staff ·

    Hi kinnairds and welcome!

    So, if you have a domain you want to use at WordPress.com that you have hosted with Go Daddy, you do have the option to map or transfer that domain.

    First, you can transfer the domain without having to purchase a paid plan. However, using a domain at WordPress.com without a plan prevents you from making the domain primary. When someone types in your custom domain, it will automatically forward to your WordPress.com subdomain:

    Domains

    Otherwise, you can purchase a WordPress.com plan and set your domain as the primary domain.

    The biggest factors to consider would be who you want to host your domain, how much your domain host currently costs compared to the domain only or domain + plans packages we offer here, and whether or not you want to host your domain and site at the same place.

    If you transfer the domain to WordPress.com, we’ll manage the domain. Assuming you want the domain primary, you’ll pay for the mapping and the plan here (domain is included within the plan price for the first year). You’ll get to keep the three years you already have with Go Daddy and we’ll extend it for an extra year on top of that.

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/

    But, if you keep the domain with your current host and map the domain to WordPress.com, your current host will continue to manage the domain and you’ll still need to pay them for hosting your domain.

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/map-existing-domain/

    For more information about the domain, please visit our support page:

    Domains

    Hope that helps!

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