A domain name is an easy-to-remember, easy-to-share, and unique address people type into their browsers when they’re trying to get to a website, like ‘you.com’ or ‘mysite.com’. Besides .com and .org, there are lots of other name extensions to pick from, including .blog, .net .store, .online, .info, .me, .io, and hundreds more.
In addition to being a website builder and hosting provider, WordPress.com is a name registrar, which means we also offer domain names.
Anyone who wants a custom, easily recognizable web address to help their sites stand out, build trust, and to make it easier for prospective customers and visitors to find and remember them.
- Users can easily manage their domain and website from a single dashboard.
- WordPress.com DNS is among the fastest and most secure in the world, so site visitors will arrive at a WordPress.com site the second they hit enter.
- Every domain hosted on WordPress.com includes a free SSL certificate, which protects all the data going to and from their site.
- Users can automatically forward email sent to their custom domain to any inbox, on any account.
- Domain fees are completely on us for the first year with any WordPress.com annual paid hosting plan.
- All domains
- 5% payout
- Cookie duration: 30 days
- New users only
Can users purchase a domain from WordPress.com and still host their website with another hosting provider?
Yes, they can. With our robust DNS service and intuitive tools, users can host their site anywhere, but there’s every reason to save time and money by keeping everything in one place, and taking advantage of our lightning-fast, secure, WordPress-optimized hosting.
Can users have more than one domain name for the same website?
Yes, in fact, many experts recommend that they do. It’s easy to redirect traffic from these alternate domain names to the user’s main website.
What if they’re having a hard time coming up with a domain name idea or all the good names they want are taken?
You can direct users to our advanced Business Name Generator. It generates multiple names for them to choose from, and once they’ve settled on a name, they can claim it for their business.
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