New Domains for You and .me
Today we are adding .me (to .com, .org and .net) as a new option for upgrading to your own, custom domain name on WordPress.com. All of our domain mapping options cost just a couple dollars per month for your domain name and hosting. You don’t have to deal with web servers or configuration, we take care of everything for you.
Get your own .me domain on WordPress.com.
As Sara mentioned a couple months ago, one of the most common questions we get is whether you can use your own domain for WordPress.com blogs. Incidentally, Add a Domain is our most popular upgrade, so we know you love customizing your digital address and we are always looking for ways to make it better and easier.
Rather than adding numbers or dropping vowels for a .com you don’t really want, check out .me and find the perfect fit for your business, your name, or just a pun you can’t stop laughing at. We’ve seen lots of creative domain-names-as-sentences using .me, like about.me and connect.me. And we love our wp.me URL shortener, available to all WordPress.com users.
How to get a .me domain
If you want to upgrade to a .me domain for a new WordPress.com site, head over to wordpress.com/signup. If you want to add a .me domain to an existing WordPress.com site, you can follow our step-by-step instructions. It’s only $2/month, so what are you waiting for?!
Leave a comment and let us know what other domain mapping features you want us to add.
September 23rd, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Would love to be able to transfer a domain to WP.com!
September 24th, 2011 at 12:16 am
We aren’t able to accept domain transfers, but you can always point a domain you already own to your WordPress.com site by following this handy guide.
September 23rd, 2011 at 4:26 pm
.me is domain of Montenegro. Country in Europe.
September 23rd, 2011 at 4:27 pm
I would love WordPress forever if you could give me a domain for free. Lol
September 23rd, 2011 at 4:29 pm
$3/month, guys? That makes it $36/year, which is nearly three times costlier. WordPress.com is awesome, but really, $3/month?
September 26th, 2011 at 12:44 am
It’s actually $24/year, we originally had a typo that said $3/month instead of $2. .me domains actually cost us more money to buy, so we need to cover our costs with the higher price. Still, $24/year for a domain and hosting with the great infrastructure on WordPress.com is a pretty good deal, we think.
September 23rd, 2011 at 4:39 pm
It has possibilities, but people with same names will continue to run into the same problem.
But you are giving us a choice!
September 23rd, 2011 at 4:52 pm
just thinking that wp.me is already used. haha..
September 23rd, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Can I transfer my .me registration from Godaddy to WordPress.com?
September 24th, 2011 at 12:19 am
You can definitely map it on over, but we aren’t able to accept inbound domain transfers.
September 23rd, 2011 at 5:08 pm
This is brilliant! I might get a .me domain for my blog.
September 23rd, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Awesome!
September 23rd, 2011 at 5:58 pm
.me is surely a great addition. I didn’t know it now cost $2/month, which is really cool. Also consider to add .co as well because that’s the next cool.
Thank you very much guys.
September 23rd, 2011 at 6:37 pm
I’ve been using .info names for 1.5 years.
September 23rd, 2011 at 6:42 pm
I’d love to see a .ca option for your Canadian bloggers.
September 23rd, 2011 at 8:37 pm
We do not currently offer .ca registration, but you sure can map a .ca domain you might have registered somewhere else with our domain mapping feature.
September 23rd, 2011 at 7:58 pm
This is great. Thanks WordPress!
September 23rd, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Very interesting move. Wonder what this is going to do for the sale of .me domains in the secondary market (if anything). Even though the .me extension is the country code for Montenegro no one uses it in that context and it is associated more with individuals and personal blogs. Great tie in to the WordPress platform that also provides millions with a platform from which to launch their own voice.
September 23rd, 2011 at 9:30 pm
Great addition to WordPress thanks
September 23rd, 2011 at 10:22 pm
The domain -> .COM <- CHEAPER !!
September 23rd, 2011 at 10:34 pm
I have a site that I purchased a domain for (which I want) and now have a blog to go along with it. So I can make the blog my domain .me??
Also I need hosting assistance fir my site. Can you direct me to help for that?
September 26th, 2011 at 12:41 am
If you want to move a site to a new .me domain you can do that. Purchase the new domain and set it as your “Primary domain” on the Settings > Domains menu of your WordPress.com dashboard.
If your site is on WordPress.com you don’t need to purchase any additional hosting.
September 24th, 2011 at 12:57 am
Can I have more than one domain upgrade on one WordPress blog?
I already purchase .com domain upgrade for my WordPress blog. Can I also buy .me domain upgrade for the same blog? Then people can use either domain to access my blog.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:39 am
You sure can. You’ll have to set one as your “Primary domain” on the Settings > Domains menu of your WordPress.com dashboard. Then we’ll redirect visits to any of your domains to your primary one. This happens automatically and is best for search engine optimization and for simplicity in general.
September 24th, 2011 at 1:05 am
Did I read “domain name and HOSTING”?? How much costs mapping and hosting??
September 26th, 2011 at 12:38 am
Our domain mapping feature is the equivalent of a hosting plan. We like to clarify that sometimes because some people think they’ll have to buy additional hosting, which can cost hundreds of dollars per year, which is not the case.
September 24th, 2011 at 2:03 am
Nice to have more options for the domain extensions. Thanks WordPress.
September 24th, 2011 at 2:25 am
venzkarl reblogged this on venzkarl.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:40 am
I understand that I can’t do a domain transfer, so when can I do the switch? Do I have to let my domain expire to register it with WP? I’d rather give WP the money than GoDaddy…
September 26th, 2011 at 12:36 am
You should not let your domain expire because it can take a long time to get it back and it’s possible someone else will get it before you. We may support domain transfers in the future, but for now I’d recommend sticking with GoDaddy (or transferring it to another registrar if you want) and using just the domain mapping feature on WordPress.com. If you want to keep a domain name it’s best to never let it expire.
September 24th, 2011 at 6:13 am
What about visitors used to the old address name? Would the be redirected to the new address?
September 26th, 2011 at 12:34 am
Yup, we automatically redirect your visitors and search engines, so they won’t miss a thing.
September 24th, 2011 at 7:35 am
The claim on the Shortlinks Support page at http://en.support.wordpress.com/shortlinks/ that “WP.me is the only two-letter .me domain in the world” is a bit misleading. Apple has had the me.com domain (www.me.com) for a couple of years for its MobileMe members, revamped from the older “mac-dot-com” domain. As it happens, MobileMe-branded services will cease operating from 1 July 2012, when Apple’s transition to iCloud is complete… so I guess after that, the .me domain will be unique, but it isn’t yet.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:33 am
Actually me.com is not a .me domain, it’s a .com, like WordPress.com. A “.me domain” means that the “me” is after the dot, not before it. Coincidentally, we also have wp.com
September 24th, 2011 at 10:15 am
it is really funny for English language blogs. In Hungarian it sounds even funnier: “me” is a slang word for “take it, buddy!”
September 26th, 2011 at 12:32 am
We’re actually going to Hungary soon, so I’ll keep this in mind
September 24th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
I personally don’t see the point of upgrading to a customized URL… I think the .wordpress.com is a quality marker
September 26th, 2011 at 12:31 am
Thanks for the kind words! I personally use a wordpress.com URL for my site here too, but we like to give people options if they want to keep their own address.
September 24th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Is it free?
September 26th, 2011 at 12:29 am
.me domains for your WordPress.com site cost $24/year.
September 24th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
“I Like”
September 24th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
mpaequil reblogged this on mpaequil.
September 24th, 2011 at 4:23 pm
The .me Domain Name is nice Idea! However The $2.00 Charge is too much for ME! I am on limited income so another Pay Site or Application just adds up to I can NOT Afford all of them! I already have a few Free Domains plus a paid one for My Hosting! So thanks for the offer but I will Pass! Good luck! Be Well
September 24th, 2011 at 7:52 pm
Very good!
September 25th, 2011 at 12:17 am
we like it
September 25th, 2011 at 1:03 am
cool… it’s like .me that’s used here in the middleeast
September 25th, 2011 at 1:04 am
Great..
September 25th, 2011 at 2:15 am
$2/month? hmmm… $12/years better i think.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:26 am
.me domains are more expensive for us to buy, so we needed to charge more to cover our costs. We think $24/year for a domain and a place to host your website is still a great deal.
September 25th, 2011 at 2:40 am
ok now that is really cool just how do i get a .me for free?
September 26th, 2011 at 12:24 am
Borrow $24 from a friend
September 25th, 2011 at 3:13 am
Wish you’d let us use our own custom URL shortener
September 26th, 2011 at 12:24 am
We stick with wp.me because it helps us maintain functionality like WordPress.com stats regardless of which URL a visitor clicks.
September 25th, 2011 at 11:05 am
nice one !!!
But i prefer .com also
September 26th, 2011 at 12:22 am
.com is here to stay, we just wanted to add some new options for people that are looking for new domains.
September 25th, 2011 at 11:18 am
This is definitely a great addition to WP.
It is a convenience that everyone can enjoy.
Thanks!
September 25th, 2011 at 1:14 pm
ruselleish reblogged this on Ruselleish's Blog.
September 25th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
This will be great for the online anthology I’m going to do with my students at Duke Ellington. Great work!
September 25th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
I have a .com domain that is already active. Can I CHANGE it? Can I have that .com FORWARD to a new .me?
September 26th, 2011 at 12:21 am
You can have multiple domains for your WordPress.com site and set your “Primary” domain under the Settings > Domains menu on your dashboard. All visits to any domains besides your primary one (like your original mysite.wordpress.com) will redirect automatically to your primary domain.
September 25th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
shorturl best for long permalink postname but not for seo
September 26th, 2011 at 12:20 am
Our URL shortener (wp.me) uses 301 Permanent redirects, so all the SEO link value is passed along to your original URL.
September 25th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Great! I’m thinking of upgrading my Invader Zim blog, so this is neat! Thanks WordPress!
September 25th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Help “me” understand this, I can buy my name and add “about.me,” yes?
I need to simplify my life. Would pointing this “.me” back to my WordPress.com site bring more readers to my door? Of course, they would have to know my name, first!
September 26th, 2011 at 12:19 am
About.me is a separate website. Our .me feature would let you buy a domain like johnsblog.me and host your site there, using WordPress.com.
September 26th, 2011 at 2:06 am
Great add!
September 26th, 2011 at 4:10 am
Great news. You can also set up free email for a custom .ME domain through Google Apps as explained here:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/google-apps-email/
Hosting, email, and a .ME domain for just $2 a month. Not bad.
September 26th, 2011 at 8:23 am
how many readers/ viewers would i need to make my wordpress blog go from .wordpress.com to just .com? Or is that not how it works?? By the way great job, the support on wordpress is so helpful! thank you!
September 26th, 2011 at 10:39 am
@Mycharmingsister – you can add a domain at any time! http://en.support.wordpress.com/add-a-domain/
September 26th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
It is so great! Only $2 per month and totally it take $24/year. It is cheap isn’t. Keep moving forward for WordPress Blog. ^__^
September 26th, 2011 at 7:01 pm
You may want to update your Upgrades page http://en.wordpress.com/products/ for domain name pricing, it still shows $12-$17.
BTW, hosting with WordPress.com with all additional upgrades now stands at yearly recurring cost of $150+ without one-time cost of premium theme (calculating the minimum required expense).
September 28th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
Thanks for catching that error, we’ll get that page updated soon. I’ve never looked into the price for all upgrades, that’s interesting.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:23 pm
Its a real shame you guys dont give a .com.au option. It would be GREAT if it was added.
September 28th, 2011 at 7:57 pm
You can always register a domain elsewhere and map it to your WordPress.com site. We haven’t had a lot of .com.au requests that I know of. We’ll probably stick with more generically-applicable TLD’s like .com, .net, .me, etc for a while, but any domain you buy elsewhere will always work on WordPress.com.
September 27th, 2011 at 4:36 am
Will .me blogs be seen in search directories?
September 28th, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Absolutely! It will be just like any other mapped domain on WordPress.com.
September 27th, 2011 at 5:56 am
thanks for you sharing.
September 27th, 2011 at 2:06 pm
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September 28th, 2011 at 12:18 am
I love new domains !
September 28th, 2011 at 3:51 am
Love it! Thanks.
September 28th, 2011 at 4:50 am
is it possible to get it at no cost? I mean without spending any money?
September 28th, 2011 at 8:06 pm
It’s not possible to get a custom domain for free, but you can always use a blogname.wordpress.com address for free.
September 28th, 2011 at 7:51 am
Whoa, cheap! Nice.
September 28th, 2011 at 7:52 am
aaaaamir reblogged this on copyearning.
September 28th, 2011 at 8:01 am
hendrisst reblogged this on hendrisst and commented: good
September 28th, 2011 at 9:27 am
Wow i want to get a .me too how much is it for ?
September 28th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
A .me domain is $24/year to purchase the domain and use it for your WordPress.com blog.
September 28th, 2011 at 2:19 pm
hi evan, how much would it cost me the “.com” domain?
September 28th, 2011 at 8:01 pm
.com domains are $17/year to purchase the domain and use it for your WordPress.com blog.
September 28th, 2011 at 3:10 pm
Mallikarjun reblogged this on Bloglization.
September 28th, 2011 at 7:43 pm
Can you please help me find the “Store” tab that is supposed to have a “Domains” tab beneath it? I want to open a new domain and have my old sites mapped here to the new blog I just registered (and will be developing soon!), but I can’t seem to find the way to buy a domain! Ack!
September 28th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
The Store panel is on your dashboard (/wp-admin) and will be the second main item below “Dashboard”.
Here’s a screenshot: http://s.evanalyze.com/1Q2L2o0V0i0Y2X233E3H
September 28th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
It’s worth getting just for fun. Thanks for the info
September 28th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Thank you! Going to check it out now. ;o)
September 28th, 2011 at 9:44 pm
Evan, I must be really missing something. I’m new to WP, so forgive my questions. When I go to my dashboard (based on the new blog I registered yesterday but haven’t filled out at all) the Dashboard just has: HOME, Blog Surfer, Comments I’ve Made, Readomatic, Tag Surfer, Site Stats, My Blogs, My Subscriptions, and Connections. I’m at this location: http://dashboard.wordpress.com/wp-admin/ Is that the right place?
Thanks again, sorry for being so dense! LOL.
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:42 am
Hi there Aaron, you can find your dashboard here: http://aaronlazar.wordpress.com/wp-admin
September 29th, 2011 at 1:34 am
I would love to hear if this me Domain Name is reliable to use and no problem is being encountered on its application from anyone who already use it.
September 29th, 2011 at 7:45 am
The new domain is more expensive than .com .
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:37 am
.me domains cost more for everyone, including us, so we needed set a higher price to make up for the higher cost to get them.
September 29th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Love the idea, thanks
September 29th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
.me domains are a welcome addition whowever i would like to see .co as a further domain addition for my SEO For Mobiles blog. Thank you though WordPress your free hosting is a god send.
September 30th, 2011 at 11:39 am
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September 30th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
I recently acquired myself a .me URL with a view to creating my own personal portfolio website. I work as a programmer/developer and so I create information systems (IS). grahamis.me is my new URL (i thought it was funny as graham is me and also the site will be grahams IS work ). I was debating handcoding from scratch but now that you support .me domains I might have a play with wordpress as the underlying tech since I love my wordpress.com blog but have never developed in wordpress before.
Awesome
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:29 am
Interesting article. Think the addition of .me domains as an option for those interested in potentially using it is nice but worry about this leading to personalized .me websites adding to the filter bubble critiqued by Eli Pariser.
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:59 am
Update: Sorry for double post but after posting found out that .me is a country code domain. In that case post above is irrelevant. However, if a domain extension like .me were set up with the me in .me not being a country code but a personalized domain name extension which I thought .me was in above post then would stand by such comments.
October 3rd, 2011 at 10:45 am
Thanks, Evan. Got it and bought my domain. Now on to designing the new site!