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  edwardpotterarchitect · Member · Feb 18, 2021 at 11:34 am

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  We have a domain already but will have to build the website. How can I do?

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Feb 18, 2021 at 3:06 pm

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  Hi there,

  How can you build a website, or how do you connect the domain to the website you’re going to build?

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

  First, you 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).

  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

  For instructions on how to set up your site, please visit our support pages:

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/five-step-website-setup/

  Creating static pages is the key to establishing a website. For more information:

  Create a Page

  Set the Homepage

  Feel free to let me know if you have any other questions.

  Thanks!

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