How To Setup a Custom Domain On WordPress.com

Like Blogger , WordPress is also one of the best blogging platform. We can create free blogs on WordPress.com. The free blogs of WordPress contains ".WordPress.com"  extension. We can also setup a custom domain name on WordPress. Like setting up a custom domain on Blogger , you can also set a custom domain to your WordPress. It is better to add a custom domain to WordPress blog to make your blog stand out. With this post you can easily register a domain name through WordPress or move your existing domain name to WordPress.

How to setup your custom domain name on WordPress :

Setting up a custom domain in WordPress is not a free service. For mapping a domain name you already bought to your WordPress, you have to pay some money while mapping. For mapping you can use your own domain name or you can also register a domain name through WordPress at the time of setting a custom domain. It is not more difficult to set a custom domain in WordPress, Just follow below steps.

Follow below steps to setup a custom domain name on WordPress:

Step 1 :  Log in to WordPress blog dashboard

              Click on Upgrades , under Upgrades click on domains.

              Enter domain name and click on Add domain to blog

              If the domain you entered is already registered , you can get Nameservers

              If the domain you entered is not registered , you have to buy from WordPress.

Step 2 :  Log in to your Domain Registrar account, Add below Nameservers

              NS1.WORDPRESS.COM

              NS2.WORDPRESS.COM

              NS3.WORDPRESS.COM

              Give some time to update DNS settings.

Step 3 :  Now once again log in to your WordPress , Click on Try again message

Step 4 :  Click Map domain button and choose payment method and pay

Step 5 : After buying, you will redirect to domains page , Now select you domain name

             and click on Update Primary Domain.

Now you successfully added a custom domain name to your WordPress blog . From now onwards your WordPress blog will redirect to your custom domain. Like this you can set up any custom domain name to your WordPress blogs.