Self Hosted WordPress

  • rominamiller · Member ·

    Hey! I have a template that I want to use for my blog but it states I need a self hosted WordPress account. I have my domain through Godaddy so just want to figure out the best way to handle my account on here. Any feedback would be great!

  • justjennifer · Member ·

    Hi there, if your Godaddy site is using the open source WordPress software, you’ll want to head over to https://wordpress.org/support/ where you’ll find documentation and users who have more experience with the software you are using. If you don’t have a username on the ORG forums you can register one on the top of that page.

    For more information on the differences between WordPress.com (where we are ) and the open source WordPress project: https://wordpress.com/support/com-vs-org/

    The only reason you’d need this WordPress.com account is if your site is using the jetpack plugin or another service that needs to connect to WPcom.

  • justjennifer · Member ·

    Just one other thought, if you want to use your GoDaddy domain here on a WordPress.com website and use that external template, you’d need to upgrade to the Business plan or eCommerce plan to do so.

    Let us know if you have any other question.

  • rominamiller · Member ·

    Hey! Thank you so much! I think I would need to update to a Business Plan then. When I am trying to link my domain, do you know if I should transfer my domain to wordpress or if I should just map it?

    Thank you!!!

  • staff-doublebassd · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    So, if you have a domain you want to use at WordPress.com that you have hosted with GoDaddy, you do indeed have the option to map or transfer that 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 + 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).

    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

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