Domain Mapping » Register a New Domain

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If you do not already own a domain, you can register one through WordPress.com and map it to your blog for 14.97 credits ($14.97) per year.

Please make sure that, before you proceed, the domain is available for registration. You can enter the domain at a registrar website such as GoDaddy.com to see if any results are returned.

Note that only .com, .org, and .net domains can currently be registered through WordPress.com. If you wish to use another type of domain, you will need to register it at another registrar and then map the domain to your blog.

Before Upgrading
The Domain Mapping Upgrade does not enable the permission to use advertising, any kind of prohibited code, or upload additional themes and plugins. With the upgrade, your blog will still be hosted here at WordPress.com, which means that you will not have FTP access to your files and must still abide by our Terms of Service accordingly.

Moreover, if you register a domain through WordPress.com, you will not be able to create any subdomains on it or add any additional records (such as mail records, CNAMEs, A records, etc.).

1. Go to  Upgrades -> Domains in your blog’s dashboard and enter the domain you wish to register into the available form at the top of the page (make sure to include the extension, such as .com). Click the Add domain to blog button.

    

   

2. If the domain is available for registration, you will be prompted to purchase the required credits via PayPal and complete the upgrade/registration process by clicking on the Buy button.

    

   

3. After you have made your purchase, go back to Settings -> Domains, select the radio button next to your new domain, and click the Update Primary Domain button. Your blog will be accessible from both of these domains; the Primary Domain is what actually appears as your domain within the address bar of web browsers. If you do not see your blog at the new domain immediately, please allow some time for the DNS changes to propagate.

    

   

Make sure that you renew your domain each year! You will receive e-mail notifications of this prior to its expiration.

Last modified: June 29, 2009