Starting out. What do I need?

  • lisahwrites · Member ·

    I bought a domain name off Domain.com. They offer hosting services. Do I need that or can I just transfer the domain name to wordpress and wordpress handles all the SEO/Malware/privacy stuff?

  • staff-doublebassd · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    If you are planning on using WordPress.com, then you will not need hosting services from domain.com. Rather, you will have the option to map or transfer that domain.

    You can transfer the domain without a 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).

    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

    Please let me know if you have any questions.

    Thanks,

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