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1. aarontroughton
   Member
   Feb 8, 2013, 1:59 PM

   I have a domain registered with gandi.net which I would like to use for my blog. I am aware that I can, through wordpress.com, map this domain to my blog for a fee. If I where to go ahead and do this would it mean that I would have to pay my existing domain registrar (gandi) to host the domain name and also pay wordpress.com the fee for the domain mapping? If so is there a way to have wordpress.com manage my domain name so that I am only paying one fee for the domain through wordpress.com?

   Many Thanks!

   The blog I need help with is harehilldecorators.wordpress.com.

2. tandava108
   Member
   Feb 8, 2013, 2:04 PM

   WordPress do not accept domain transfers in, so I am afraid you are stuck with two payments.

3. aarontroughton
   Member
   Feb 8, 2013, 2:17 PM

   So I would either have to wait until my current domain expires then create a new domain with wordpress? and in the meantime would you suggest mapping anyway?

4. auxclass
   Member
   Feb 8, 2013, 2:58 PM

   It can take over 60 days from the time a domain registration expires and it is released back to the wild - your domain name will probably not work during that time and you run the risk of someone else registering your old domain name and holding it ransom -

   You are stuck with two different companies - even if you transferred the domain name here (which you can't) - you would have two separate payments - (domain registration & domain mapping are different upgrades and are not combined into a single payment here)

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