{"id":7902,"date":"2015-12-15T11:47:55","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T09:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.hetzner.co.za\/support\/?p=7902"},"modified":"2025-03-17T15:45:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:45:29","slug":"point-your-domain-to-your-wordpress-com-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/domains\/point-your-domain-to-your-wordpress-com-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Point your domain to your WordPress.com site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WordPress_blue_logo.svg_.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-12889\" src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WordPress_blue_logo.svg_-150x150.png\" alt=\"WordPress_blue_logo.svg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WordPress_blue_logo.svg_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WordPress_blue_logo.svg_-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WordPress_blue_logo.svg_.png 1024w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WordPress_blue_logo.svg_-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>WordPress.com vs WordPress.org\u00a0\u2013 what&#8217;s the difference?<\/h3>\n<p><b>WordPress<\/b> is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) available for download at <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We offer a free WordPress Appinstaller to quickly and conveniently set up <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/wordpress-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress on your hosting account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is a hosting service provider making use of the open-source WordPress software. They offer free blog hosting using subdomains under their wordpress.com domain\u00a0\u2013 in the format of\u00a0<em>mysite.wordpress.com. <\/em>Besides not being able to use your own domain name, the free version also includes WordPress.com advertising on your site and limited functionality.<\/p>\n<p>They also offer paid-for hosting plans and services with features such as the option to map your domain to their hosting service, remove advertising and increased customisation options.<\/p>\n<h4>Therefore, you have two options for WordPress hosting:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Register your domain and <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/wordpress-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">host your WordPress site<\/a> with us<\/li>\n<li>Register your domain with us and point\/map to a WordPress.com hosted site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Domain Mapping\/Pointing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Domain Mapping with WordPress.com is a <strong>paid upgrade<\/strong>\u00a0that needs to be configured on your WordPress.com account<\/li>\n<li>You can map as many domains as you want to point to one particular site, but you have to pay for each domain separately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Point your full Domain to your WordPress.com site<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>This is done when you want users to only view your blog when they browse to your website<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Domain Name System (DNS) <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/domains\/nameservers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">authoritative name servers <\/a>will need to be updated to make use of WordPress.com&#8217;s name servers:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">NS1.WORDPRESS.COM<br \/>\nNS2.WORDPRESS.COM<br \/>\nNS3.WORDPRESS.COM<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/domains\/update-name-servers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Update your domain<\/a> to the above authoritative name servers via your control panel.<\/li>\n<li>The domain mapping will remain incomplete until you complete the above step.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Point a sub-domain to your WordPress.com site<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/how-to-manage-a-domains-dns-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Access your DNS<\/a> records via your control panel.<\/li>\n<li>Add a<strong> CNAME DNS <\/strong>record type with a \u2018hostname\u2019 of your choosing, i.e blog, and the destination set as your WordPress.com supplied URL, i.e mydomain.wordpress.com.<\/li>\n<li>Please ensure to end your destination with a full stop, i.e mydomain.wordpress.com<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The final result being as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre><strong>Hostname<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>Record type \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Destination<\/strong>\r\nblog \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 CNAME \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0mywebsite.wordpress.com.<\/pre>\n<ul>\n<li>Once your record has been added, you will need to <strong>login<\/strong> to your WordPress.com account and select \u2018<strong>Store<\/strong>\u2019 then \u2018<strong>Domains<\/strong>\u2019 and then add your subdomain to your account.<\/li>\n<li>After you have added the sub-domain to your account, go back to \u2018<strong>Store<\/strong>\u2019, then click \u2018<strong>Domains<\/strong>\u2019 and select the radio button next to your custom sub-domain<\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8216;<strong>Update Primary Domain&#8217;<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important to Note:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your site URL provided by WordPress.com will remain unaffected after these changes. For example, <em>mywebsite.wordpress.com<\/em> will still be usable by your clients.<\/li>\n<li>Mapping of the \u201cwww\u201d DNS entry is not supported by WordPress.com without updating the DNS name servers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>See<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/support\/domains\/connect-a-domain-alternative-method\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress Support<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for further details.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"plain":"<a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WordPress_blue_logo.svg_.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-12889\" src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WordPress_blue_logo.svg_-150x150.png\" alt=\"WordPress_blue_logo.svg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\r\n<h3>WordPress.com vs WordPress.org\u00a0\u2013 what's the difference?<\/h3>\r\n<b>WordPress<\/b> is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) available for download at <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress.org<\/a>.\r\n\r\nWe offer a free WordPress Appinstaller to quickly and conveniently set up <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/wordpress-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress on your hosting account<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is a hosting service provider making use of the open-source WordPress software. They offer free blog hosting using subdomains under their wordpress.com domain\u00a0\u2013 in the format of\u00a0<em>mysite.wordpress.com. <\/em>Besides not being able to use your own domain name, the free version also includes WordPress.com advertising on your site and limited functionality.\r\n\r\nThey also offer paid-for hosting plans and services with features such as the option to map your domain to their hosting service, remove advertising and increased customisation options.\r\n<h4>Therefore, you have two options for WordPress hosting:<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Register your domain and <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/wordpress-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">host your WordPress site<\/a> with us<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Register your domain with us and point\/map to a WordPress.com hosted site.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>Domain Mapping\/Pointing<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Domain Mapping with WordPress.com is a <strong>paid upgrade<\/strong>\u00a0that needs to be configured on your WordPress.com account<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You can map as many domains as you want to point to one particular site, but you have to pay for each domain separately.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Point your full Domain to your Wordpress.com site<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>This is done when you want users to only view your blog when they browse to your website<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Domain Name System (DNS) <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/domains\/nameservers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">authoritative name servers <\/a>will need to be updated to make use of WordPress.com's name servers:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p >NS1.WORDPRESS.COM\r\nNS2.WORDPRESS.COM\r\nNS3.WORDPRESS.COM<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/domains\/update-name-servers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Update your domain<\/a> to the above authoritative name servers via your control panel.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The domain mapping will remain incomplete until you complete the above step.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Point a sub-domain to your WordPress.com site<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/how-to-manage-a-domains-dns-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Access your DNS<\/a> records via your control panel.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Add a<strong> CNAME DNS <\/strong>record type with a \u2018hostname\u2019 of your choosing, i.e blog, and the destination set as your WordPress.com supplied URL, i.e mydomain.wordpress.com.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Please ensure to end your destination with a full stop, i.e mydomain.wordpress.com<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>The final result being as follows:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<pre><strong>Hostname<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>Record type \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Destination<\/strong>\r\nblog \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 CNAME \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0mywebsite.wordpress.com.<\/pre>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Once your record has been added, you will need to <strong>login<\/strong> to your WordPress.com account and select \u2018<strong>Store<\/strong>\u2019 then \u2018<strong>Domains<\/strong>\u2019 and then add your subdomain to your account.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>After you have added the sub-domain to your account, go back to \u2018<strong>Store<\/strong>\u2019, then click \u2018<strong>Domains<\/strong>\u2019 and select the radio button next to your custom sub-domain<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the '<strong>Update Primary Domain'<\/strong> button.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Important to Note:\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Your site URL provided by WordPress.com will remain unaffected after these changes. 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