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Hi there,

I am on WP platform. Name.wordpress.com

Now I want to get WP domain but want to check if I get domain for free with the account?


Also, would would have happened with old links. Would they still be visible or when someone link would be rederected. Thanx!

 

How so? You are legally entitled to a domain if it has been provided to you, and as such, if you were to cancel your hosting package rather than getting the domain for free at renewal time you would instead be responsible for the then current domain renewal cost. This is of corse unless you are committing a crime or in violation of the host's TOS, then that may cause issues.. However, any law abiding citizen utilizing a service would still have full control over their name.

As for OP; Probably the worst thing you can do is build your business upon the hosted wordpress solution, without having a domain name. Unfortunately when you make the transition you will lose any kind of search rankings. I may be able to help you out, cost wise, to save you a couple of dollars to lighten your load. Interested?

 

See, that's why you check what capabilities you are offered with each domain name. For example, we give customers full access to their domain for DNS control and generation of EPP codes, they can trasnfer them out whenever they so choose to. The reality is the customer has paid for the domain by fulfilling their responsibility as a customer. If a host were not to provide access to said domains, a simple case filed with their sponsoring registrar (typically Enom) would result in you getting control of the name. Part of the reseller's responsibility is to give their customers full control over the services they are provided with.

 

I am very happy yuu guys have so nice converstaion here with explaining everything. My blog is simle and ppl like it. So I do not need domainand hosting to change a lot. Even so I still have no perfect knoweledge what I can do with my own web. If I use host and domain from other provider I am scared that I'll get stuck with exporting, managing etc. That's the reason I want to stay with WP. Once I have quite better knoweledge I can change all of if it.

 

You can not point your own domain, if you have one, to Wordpress.com and make it work unless you're premium.

The last time I checked, a couple of months ago, if you're on WP.com, you can use your own domain (or they will provide one for you) only if you upgrade your plan to premium. Check https://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/.

Re: old links, I think WP.com will handle that, redirect old links to new links (like you do on blogger platform).

 

Thank you! That's what i asked. I want to pay for premium and that way get their domain so it would look like this: name.com. Now it looks like: name.wordpress.com. Ad I suppose If i upgrade account they would provide frre gosting, aren't they?

 

Yes, details are here: https://store.wordpress.com/plans/ Do you plan to run an ecommerce store? Seems you can't create an ecommerce store using the Premium option, must go with Business.

 

I am not interested in e-store but thank ou . i am just interested in geting domain so I can do seo optimization and use plug-ins (which is not possible if you do not upgrade).

 

Only limited plugins available with WP.com https://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/
If you need plugins available from WP.org repository, you need to host yourself, not on WP.com

Check also here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/plugin

Or search here: https://www.google.com/search?q=plugin+site:forums.wordpress.com

 

Thanx a mill. You are very kind and helpful.

 

No problem. You're welcome

 

Why not to have web hosting and domain name registration from the same provider???

 

Damn. What kind of hosting providers have you been using?

 

Hi vrachel
In this page you can check top 10 cheap wordpress hosting
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Also in main page you can search hosting companies who offers free domain with hosting plans

 

I mean, what he's suggesting is still solid advice. If you register your domain somewhere else, Namecheap/eNom, etc, then you don't have to worry about that at all. What is being saved, 5-10 bucks for a piece of mind, its more of an organizational decision than anything.

Regardless, OP, get your own real domain ASAP. If you can afford it, just go to a regular registrar and purchase your domain. This way, if you ever move web hosts, you've got full control of your domain. You can certainly get a 'free' domain from your new web host, but when you change web hosts, over time, you may find yourself with domain scattered across several web hosts instead of being administered in one central registrar. If you obtain multiple domains in the future, you'll come to understand why that can be a frustrating process trying to remember where each domain was registered.

Also, regarding going with Wordpres.com premium, $100/year is more than you likely should or need to pay for what you're website entails. There are many folks out there which can put up a very capable and inexpensive shared hosting plan with full plugin support and help you manage the various aspects of making that transition simple for you.